PETALING JAYA: High levels of stress and anxiety are affecting today’s fathers as they toil to meet both the demands of work and societal expectations as family breadwinners and caregivers, experts and fatherhood activists say.
They pointed out that the evolving role of fatherhood, from traditionally only being the main provider to one deeply spliced with society’s expectations as a caregiver at home, is being fleshed out without supportive policies unlike those tailored to mothers.
