'Dad Strike' Demonstrators Protest UK Paternity Leave Policy

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: A man displays a placard on his back as he pushes his son to a protest calling for longer paternity leave for fathers, on June 11, 2025 in London, England. Fathers and non-birthing parents are picketing in protest of the UK's paternity leave policy, ahead of Father's Day on June 15. Campaigners from 'The Dad Shift,' organizers of the strike, have said the UK's statutory two week paternity leave, which is paid at less than 50% of the National Living Wage, is one of the worst in Europe and the developed world. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)