#LeanInTogether And Getty Images Team Up To Show What Fatherhood Actually Looks Like

9 Gorgeous Images That Accurately Portray What Dads' Everyday Lives Are Like
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Stock photos used to illustrate online articles are meant to reflect everyday life. Ironically, they rarely do. Getty Images and LeanIn.Org have a plan to change that.

With the launch of #LeanInTogether -- a campaign that encourages men to help women in the fight for gender equality -- Getty Images and LeanIn.Org have partnered to bring realistic stock photos of men to online editors, and therefore readers.

The Huffington Post spoke with Sheryl Sandberg about the impact diverse photos could have, and what she hopes the series will achieve. "You can’t be what you can’t see," she said. "So having men see active pictures of themselves and other men as fathers, as people supporting people at work -- I think it’s inspiring."

Instead of endless photos of white guys in suits -- or any other ridiculous and cliche portrayals we so often see in stock photos -- the #LeanInTogether shows a different side of fatherhood and masculinity.

"I think people want to do the right thing, they want to portray women the right way, they want to portray men the right way but we often don’t know how," Sandberg said. "Getty is saying here is a portrayal of women and men that Lean In supports and that we support. And similarly, men are saying here’s a portrayal of what I believe as a man and that this is good for men."

Here are a few of our favorite stock images from the "Lean In Together" collection:

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"Masculinities" by Chad States
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Parker: “I have been called a SNAG (sensitive new age guy), a renaissance man, a man in touch with his feminine side, etc. I think that I am masculine in the sense of self-reliance.” (credit:Chad States)
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Mike: “I want to show that, despite stereotypes, gay men can be masculine too.” (credit:Chad States)
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Michael: “In my mind I am masculine. I feel I don’t have to prove it to anyone who might think otherwise (I don’t care what others think).” (credit:Chad States)
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Dex: “First off, I’d say I’m masculine because of how I feel inside, who I am, and how I carry myself. In a lot of ways my masculinity is tied to my male gender role and how I want to project that and be perceived by others.” (credit:Chad States)
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Liz: “When I wear men’s clothes I feel comfortable and confident in how I look on the outside which now matches the inside.” (credit:Chad States)
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Dennis: “I feel masculine when I am home, I can take care of myself. I often feel emasculated when I leave my apartment though, with everyone asking me if I need help. I don’t need any help.” (credit:Chad States)
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Bill: “I am strong emotionally, have always stood up for myself, and fear nothing. I happen to be physically strong but that isn’t where I derive my masculinity.” (credit:Chad States)
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Franco: “To be masculine is to dominate in one’s field of study.” (credit:Chad States)
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Timothy: "Men aren't being men anymore; they aren't taking care of women." (credit:Chad States)
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Thomas: "I consider myself to be masculine because I have been working out all of my life and I am a man. I am male so all males should consider themselves to be masculine." (credit:Chad States)

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