Dr. Robin Hadley
Robin Hadley is from Old Trafford, Manchester (UK). He comes from a large working-class family and left school with few qualifications. His careers include research consultant, counsellor, deputy technical manager, scientific photographer and kitchen assistant. Robin’s training as a counsellor and his own experience of desperately wanting to be a dad led him to research the desire for fatherhood in involuntarily childless men as part of his MA in Counselling (The University of Manchester). He then self-funded MSc in Research Methods (The University of Manchester) exploring the levels of desire for parenthood (‘broodiness’) in females and males, parents and non-parents. Robin then successfully completed his PhD at Keele University where he examined the impact of involuntary childlessness on the lives of older men. He is now a world expert on male childlessness and ageing and his research has been widely published in international and national media. He supports several infertility and involuntary childless support groups. He is a founder member of the campaign group Ageing Without Children. He is also the author of, 'HOW IS A MAN SUPPOSED TO BE A MAN? Male Childlessness – a Life Course Disrupted' (2021) Photo credit: Paul Tonge
