What are the challenges and benefits of strengthening paternal care? In the month in which the law was passed that increases paternity leave for employees of corporate citizens from 5 to 20 days, the Rede Nacional Primeira Infância (RNPI), of which Promundo is part, launches a series of videos about the involvement of men in the care of young children.
Marco Aurélio Martins, executive coordinator of Instituto Promundo is among the experts interviewed, addressing the relationship between men's involvement in fatherhood and care and public safety, from the perspective of prevention. In his speech, Marco Aurélio states that “a child who sees a man at home who is also a caregiver, who shares domestic tasks, who is an equitable man, the tendency is for him to be a more equitable adult as well.”
The video series features testimonies from over 10 experts, including public managers, representatives of civil society organizations and universities. The testimonies cover topics such as the denaturalization of care, sexist culture, paternity and social inequality, paternity leave, feminism and the role of public managers in promoting paternity.
The videos, averaging two minutes in length, are available on the RNPI website and YouTube channel , and were recorded during the 1st National Seminar on Fatherhood and First Childhood, which took place in 2015, in Rio de Janeiro.
About the National Early Childhood Network
The National Early Childhood Network (RNPI) brings together approximately 200 organizations throughout Brazil that work to defend and promote the rights of children up to six years of age. The current Executive Secretariat of the RNPI is carried out by CECIP – Centro de Criação de Imagem Popular, an NGO with over 30 years of experience, based in Rio de Janeiro.
More information: www.primeirainfancia.org.br or www.cecip.org.br
About the Men for Early Childhood GT
One of the eight Working Groups of the National Early Childhood Network is the GT Men for Early Childhood, which brings together organizations from different Brazilian states that work to promote paternal care. One of the GT's achievements was the 1st National Seminar on Fatherhood and First Childhood, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, on the 26th and 27th of August 2015. After the seminar, a “Technical Report” was produced, which systematizes the report of the debates and presentations and provides recommendations to public managers on the topic. The report is available for free download here .
The GT Men for Early Childhood is made up of: Instituto Papai, Instituto Promundo, Aldeias Infantiles SOS Brasil, Men's Health Technical Area of the Ministry of Health, Center for Creating Popular Image (CECIP), Life Committee of the Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro, Plan Brasil, and Portal Aleitamento.com .
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