Building Momentum for Working Parents: New Funding Fuels National Impact

Building on the foundations laid by the Parental Pathways research, which is tackling systemic barriers to parenting within UK policing, lecturers Kendal Wright and Dr Keely Duddin, alongside colleagues Dr Wenjin Dai and Francesca Calo have received funding from the Open Societal Challenges Programme. The support enables the team to scale up the Mumentum campaign and deepen its national reach. The success and credibility of the original policing research have been instrumental in positioning Mumentum as a trusted, evidence-based intervention. The original toolkits, derived from the policing research are now embedded in 650 Job Centres and shared with over 300 employers, and with more than 260 Job Centre Plus coaches trained, the campaign is gaining powerful traction across sectors.

This new phase expands the focus to support diverse parenthoods in the workplace. Planned outputs include a public event, impact reports, policy briefs, and creative dissemination. The project is also featured in LinkedIn’s Global Impact Series and to engage 30,000+ employers via the OU Business Development Unit, amplifying its reach and reinforcing the research team’s commitment to inclusive societal change. If you have any questions about the research or would like to talk to the research team further please email [email protected]