Dads want to work from home, but fear career penalties

Working from home could improve family well-being, gender equality, fertility and staff retention, but only if fathers can use it without stigma or career penalties, new research from King's College London finds. The researchers analyzed data from the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes UK (SWAA-UK), Understanding Society and the Labor Force Survey. For return-to-office analysis in SWAA-UK, this included responses from 8,123 full-time working fathers (35+ hours per week) collected in June 2025.