{"id":6619,"date":"2025-07-22T14:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/?p=6619"},"modified":"2025-07-22T14:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:45:41","slug":"media-girldad-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/2025\/07\/22\/media-girldad-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Media: #GirlDad Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

“You’ve<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>probably<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>seen<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>photos<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>while<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you’re<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>scrolling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>your<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>feed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>dad<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tiara<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sipping<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>imaginary<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tea<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>teaching<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>his<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>daughter<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cast<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fishing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>line.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Or<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>maybe<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>remember<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>viral<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>video<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>dad<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>figured<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>out<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>nail<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>perfect<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ponytail<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>using<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vacuum<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cleaner.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>He<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sort<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vacuumed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>his<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>daughter’s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hair<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>into<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vacuum<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cleaner<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>then<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>popped<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hair<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tie<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>onto<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>end.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>And<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>these<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>posts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>usually<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>accompanied<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hashtag<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Girl<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Dad.” (ABC Life Matters, 15.07.25)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Listen to the full discussion here<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor Flood<\/a> has published widely on topics including violence against women and violence prevention, men and masculinities, profeminist men\u2019s advocacy, male heterosexuality, fathering, and pornography. He has made a significant contribution to scholarly and community understanding of men\u2019s and boys\u2019 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\u00a0Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention<\/em>\u00a0(2019), the co-author of\u00a0Masculinity and Violent Extremism<\/em>\u00a0(2022), and the lead editor of\u00a0Engaging Men in Building Gender Equality<\/em>\u00a0(2015) and\u00a0The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities<\/em>\u00a0(2007). His work is widely cited. Based on Google Scholar data, Flood\u2019s h-index is 50 and his i10-index is 109 (number of papers with at least 10 citations).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0probably\u00a0seen\u00a0photos\u00a0like\u00a0this\u00a0while\u00a0you’re\u00a0scrolling\u00a0your\u00a0feed.\u00a0A\u00a0dad\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0tiara\u00a0sipping\u00a0imaginary\u00a0tea\u00a0or\u00a0teaching\u00a0his\u00a0daughter\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0cast\u00a0a\u00a0fishing\u00a0line.\u00a0Or\u00a0maybe\u00a0you\u00a0remember\u00a0that\u00a0viral\u00a0video\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0dad\u00a0who\u00a0figured\u00a0out\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0nail\u00a0the\u00a0perfect\u00a0ponytail\u00a0using\u00a0a\u00a0vacuum\u00a0cleaner.\u00a0He\u00a0sort\u00a0of\u00a0vacuumed\u00a0his\u00a0daughter’s\u00a0hair\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0vacuum\u00a0cleaner\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0like\u00a0popped\u00a0a\u00a0hair\u00a0tie\u00a0onto\u00a0it\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0end.\u00a0And\u00a0these\u00a0posts\u00a0are\u00a0usually\u00a0accompanied\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0hashtag\u00a0Girl\u00a0Dad.” (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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4341,"featured_media":6621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4341"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6622,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6619\/revisions\/6622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/crime-and-justice-research-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}