working dad
Father with job
A working dad is a father who holds a job while raising children.
The term parallels "working mom" but sees far less use, reflecting assumptions that employment is default for fathers while notable for mothers.
When it does appear, it often emphasizes the balancing act: As a working dad, I struggle to make it to school events.
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
- commuteRegular work travel
- briefcasePortable document container
- daycareChild supervision facility
- providerOne who furnishes things
nine to five · exhausted · second shift · sick day · juggling · overtime · soccer practice · homework · bedtime · goodnight kiss · paycheck · career · fatherhood · sacrifice · balance · office · suit · tie
- parentsmom, mother, father, mama, papa
- fatherhoodpapa, father, pa, pop, fathers
- working parentsdual income, childcare, daycare, maternity leave, paternity leave
- gender rolesgender roles, masculinity, femininity, gender stereotypes, traditional roles
- Dad typesstepdad
- parentinggentle parenting, child, mom, children, kids
work, dad, working, worked, works, worker, workers, workable, unworkable