QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Michael Flood, has been asked to provide media commentary to ABC Life Matters and ABC Radio National on the concept of the “#GirlDad.
“You’ve probably seen photos like this while you’re scrolling your feed. A dad in a tiara sipping imaginary tea or teaching his daughter how to cast a fishing line. Or maybe you remember that viral video of a dad who figured out how to nail the perfect ponytail using a vacuum cleaner. He sort of vacuumed his daughter’s hair into the vacuum cleaner and then like popped a hair tie onto it at the end. And these posts are usually accompanied by the hashtag Girl Dad.” (ABC Life Matters, 15.07.25)
In this discussion Professor Flood noted the positivity that comes from increasing the visibility of an involved and nurturing father, and the breaking down of traditional roles and stereotypes.
Listen to the full discussion here
Professor Flood has published widely on topics including violence against women and violence prevention, men and masculinities, profeminist men’s advocacy, male heterosexuality, fathering, and pornography. He has made a significant contribution to scholarly and community understanding of men’s and boys’ involvements in preventing violence against women and building gender equality. Professor Flood has published 48 journal articles, 30 book chapters, a sole-authored book, a co-authored book, two edited collections, 39 commissioned research monographs, and over 80 other publications. He is the author of Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention (2019), the co-author of Masculinity and Violent Extremism (2022), and the lead editor of Engaging Men in Building Gender Equality (2015) and The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (2007). His work is widely cited. Based on Google Scholar data, Flood’s h-index is 50 and his i10-index is 109 (number of papers with at least 10 citations).
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