Men can foster as a single person, or as part of a couple whether married, in a civil partnership or co-habiting. As with other foster carers they may spend most of their time on their fostering role or may have a full or part-time job outside the home.
Being a male foster carer can be challenging due to societal attitudes that often still assume women to be the traditional care giver. Men who foster who are from a Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, and/or who are gay or trans (LGBTQ+), may have multiple negative assumptions made about them and their role as a foster carer.