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SUMMARY:The male factor: Fathers’ contributions to reproduction - Full p
 rogramme to be confirmed
DTSTART:20250520T140000Z
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DESCRIPTION:*What is a father’s role in reproduction and early parenthoo
 d?*\n\nFind out more at: \n*https://www.repro.cam.ac.uk/events/male-factor
 -what-fathers-contribution-reproduction*\n\n\nIn a field that has largely 
 focused on mother-child relationships and the contributions of female orga
 nisms more generally\, the potential of broadening discussions of reproduc
 tion to include the ‘male factor’ is clear. This term’s Forum shines
  the spotlight on fathers’ reproductive contributions. We will discuss w
 hat it means to be a father in societies undergoing change\, while reflect
 ing on similarities and differences across species in the male role beyond
  supplying DNA.\n\nTopics will span the father’s contribution from befor
 e fertilisation to after birth\, including male contraception\, paternal h
 ealth during the pre-conception period and its impact on fertility and off
 spring health and the father’s journey through fertility treatment and p
 regnancy loss. What does it mean to be a father in worlds in which biologi
 cal\, behavioural and legal relationships can be complex? What are the soc
 ial and financial implications in parental-leave policies and career progr
 ession dynamics of fathers playing a larger role in childcare? How do diff
 erent species organise the division of labour between sexes?
LOCATION:Cynthia Beerbower Room\, Newnham College\, Cambridge
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