{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Fighting For Better Paternity Leave | Alex Lloyd Hunter (Dad of 1, The Dad Shift)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3030,"description":"Alex Lloyd Hunter is co-founder of The Dad Shift—a group of men, dads and co-parents campaigning for better paternity leave in the UK. He has been a founder, a non-profit leader, and an organizer for the Labour Party. In addition to being an advocate for better paternity leave policies he’s also a husband and the father of a young son. We discussed:* Just how bad paternity leave is in the UK* What The Dad Shift is trying to achieve* The biggest obstacles to better paternity leave policies* How we can define men less by their professional lives and more by their participation at home* How Alex’s views on fatherhood and parenting were shaped by his own father and the birth of his son* How he proactively adjusted his career to better prepare for his son’s arrivalWhere to find Alex Lloyd Hunter* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexlloydhunter/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadshiftuk* The Dad Shift: https://dadshift.org.uk/Where to find Adam Fishman* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/_In this episode, we cover:[1:56] Welcome[2:09] The Dad Shift[3:43] Redefining what it means to be a man and a dad[7:10] The guerilla marketing Dad Shift launch[9:39] How his son shaped his views on fatherhood[12:05] Career arc/changes before fatherhood[13:45] Conversations with wife to establish a shared view[16:11] Paternity leave in the UK[19:04] Goals of The Dad Shift[20:52] Obstacles to paternity leave improvements[24:25] New generation regressing[26:56] Role of fathers[29:01] Response to The Dad Shift[32:09] Surprising parts of being a dad[34:00] Advice for younger Alex[35:38] Advice to ignore[37:06] Favorite book to read to his son[38:03] Mistakes as a dad[39:44] How to support The Dad Shift[41:12] Lightning round[49:17] Thank you—Show references:Brene Brown:https://brenebrown.com/Laurence Olivier:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F_yCls74GdKLzmfCUXKoHwqOZKN_mFb5zL7jtAWlzzU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYjMx/Yzg1NmIzMjBiZmE4/ZGFiM2ZjMjQ2Yjcy/OTY2OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}