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Why have Men working in Childcare in Ireland?
The childcare sector in Ireland has the lowest representation of male workers in Europe — less than one per cent. In this female-dominated sector, many children in childcare have no contact with men between 8am and 5pm. In a society that is increasingly concerned with equality issues, we need to look at men in childcare […]
Read MoreMalaysian men don’t rule in school
The number of male teachers in our schools is dwindling. Why? Do men think teaching isn’t masculine enough, or that it’s a job for the fairer sex? WITH June being the month to celebrate Father’s Day, I found my gaze swivelling towards the “fatherly” figures we have in our schools. I am referring, of course, […]
Read More15 male teachers in one primary school
In a lot of primary schools it can be pretty unusual to learn lessons from a male teacher, but Gavin’s been to one in Surrey with 15 of them! In more than 4,500 thousand primary schools in England there are no male teachers leading classes. And it’s the same in the other parts of the […]
Read MoreWhat’s New in New Zealand
Check out some of the stories from down under in New Zealand. They’ve been posting some great group photographs on their website.
Read MoreNew Zealand men provide update about teaching
The video was a bit of a panacea for this issue in New Zealand – and yes, it was controversial at the time and did rattle some cages – as an aside the DVD (mentioned in the video) finally came out in February of this year – two years later…and it was about men in ECE. […]
Read MoreWatch videos about the lack of male teachers in New Zealand
In New Zealand, only 1% of preschool teachers are men. If you would like to watch interviews with teachers and policymakers in New Zealand, who discuss this issue as a problem, go to YouTube. The video presents the opinion that children are placed in schools that do not reflect the composition of society, and this […]
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