World News
Canadian teacher puts his best foot forward
While being a male elementary school teacher in today’s world isn’t exactly blazing any new trails, they’re still a rare commodity in what is still a predominantly female-dominated occupation. Chris Vasquez, however, isn’t all that interested in being seen as either a token or a novelty. When he steps into his noisy, raucous Grade One […]
Read MoreThe Co-operative Childcare has launched a campaign to boost the number of male nursery workers in the UK.
It is planning to lead the way in eradicating gender stereotypes about childcare practitioners by promising to increase its own male workforce to 10 per cent, which is well above the national average. Nationally only two per cent of all childcare practitioners are men. The Co-operative Childcare, which has 50 nurseries across the UK, has […]
Read MoreSouth Africa Research: Abuse perceptions alienating male teachers
Male teachers are being alienated from working in the country’s primary schools, largely by the societal stigma that portrays them as paedophiles, according to new research. Nadine Petersen, a professor at the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) department of childhood education, found in her research that there was an “assumption that male teachers are inherently not […]
Read MoreMen in Early Childhood Education at the World Forum 2014 in Puerto Rico
Join over 800 early childhood professionals from more than 80 nations in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a life-changing experience! At the 2014 World Forum you will be exposed to widely diverse perspectives and approaches to the care and education of young children. You will learn about the lives of children, families, and early childhood […]
Read More8th Annual ECMenz Summit in New Zealand – March 7 – 9, 2014
Men and women are warmly invited to attend the Summit of the Early Childhood Men in NZ Assn (ECMenz). Friday will consist of political and research presentations and panels. Saturday will include fun learning workshops and roundtables on various gender, initial teacher education and workforce topics. For people staying over Saturday night, Sunday morning will […]
Read MoreMen teaching in Ireland
The Irish News reported statistics earlier in the week illustrating how the decline in the number of male primary school teachers has continued in spite of initiatives aimed at increasing males into the profession (though the paper does not outline the nature of these employer-led efforts.) In the current academic year, just 1,307 of the […]
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