More men than women in Spain say they would consider working part-time to care for a child. “I wanted to be a present father, not perfect, but present, available and in favor of work,” says Sergio C.

Fanjul, author of The Father of Fire. The trend observed in Spain is part of “a global wave”, says Ritxar Bacete, writer, social worker and specialist in equality and positive fatherhood policies. It is necessary for the labor market to adapt more quickly to the social demand for men to incorporate themselves en masse into domestic and care work.