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'Fathers get to focus on gold-star activities, while mothers are left with running the home'

In a recent interview on Woman’s Hour, one guest talked about the limits having a child has placed on her and said she’d “make a better father than mother”.

In this clip, Woman's Hour explores what motherhood and fatherhood mean and the gender roles parents take on in society today.

Woman's Hour presenter Chloe Tilley is joined in the discussion by UCL academic Dr Charlotte Faircloth and by lawyer Lucy McGrath who is the biological mother of a six year old. She’s also her family’s main bread winner and known as 'mum'. Her wife is 'mummy' and the full-time care giver.

You can listen to the full discussion on Woman's Hour by heading to ѿý Sounds and listening to the 17 January podcast episode.

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3 minutes