Even though gender equality has come a long way at work, when it comes to parenting the mother is still viewed as the primary caregiver. But does it have to be this way? Paul Morgan-Bentley talks about his new book The Equal Parent in which he draws on his own experience as a father, and asks what can be done to share the load.

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Guest: Paul Morgan-Bentley, Head of Investigations, The Times.

Host: Jenny Kleeman.

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