Nursery World - 'Babies' strapped to statues to highlight how fathers are 'left at sea' with paternity leave policy

‘Babies’ have been strapped to five out of 100 statues in Crosby today in a stunt to represent the 5 per cent of dads who access shared parental leave, a policy which the campaign group behind the event says has ‘failed on every measure’.

The iconic Antony Gormley statues on Crosby Beach have 'babies' strapped on to them to represent the small number of dads taking shared parental leave PHOTO: Joe Roper

Pregnant Then Screwed has turned the iconic Antony Gormley statues on Crosby Beach in Liverpool into ‘dads’ to highlight how fathers are ‘left out at sea’ with paternity leave in Europe.

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The stunt is taking place at the same time of the Labour Party conference, also in Liverpool, to put pressure on politicians to implement ‘meaningful’ parental leave reform for ‘struggling families'.

‘Babies’ have been strapped to the front of five out of 100 statues on Crosby Beach to represent the 5 per cent of dads who access shared parental leave in this country. A ‘piercing’ sounds of a distressed baby cry will also play as a metaphor for families ‘cry for help’ from political parties as they debate future policy reform.

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