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Breaking the gender barrier in childcare in New Zealand
On a scale of All Black to astronaut, “kindergarten teacher” is unlikely to make the cut on most Kiwi boys’ dream career wishlists. In New Zealand, early childhood education is traditionally a female-dominated sector where men make up just 2 per cent of the workforce, according to Child Forum. This comes as no surprise to […]
Read MoreChinese officials give preferential hiring treatment to male teachers because Chinese boys are ‘too effeminate’!
This is news to no one — women really do have to work harder than men in order to receive equal treatment and opportunity in the workplace. The disparity is particularly pronounced in primary education in China, where schools and government officials are exhibiting an increasingly apparent preference for male candidates while recruiting teachers. This […]
Read MoreNew Zealand: Lake Tekapo School’s all male teaching staff
It has been a testosterone-fuelled start to the year at Lake Tekapo School, with all three teaching roles at the small Mackenzie school filled by males. With a roll of 33 it is also the first time in acting principal Wayne Facer’s 33-year career in education to be at a school totally staffed by men. […]
Read MorePlan to Revitalize a European Men in Childcare Network
The next World Forum Networking Project has been selected. The project, “Plan to Revitalize a European Men in Childcare Network,” will be led by Lauk Woltring from The Netherlands, together with Timothy Moran from Ireland and Kenny Spence from the United Kingdom. The aim will be to bring together men from European countries that are active in […]
Read MoreNumber of male teachers in England drops
Figures in primary schools have stagnated over the last five years, and remain low, at 14.1 per cent. The number of white men in secondary schools in England has fallen by over 12,800 since 2010, a fall of 17 per cent, according to analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) think tank. The figures follow […]
Read MoreNumber of male school teachers in Bolton [England] drops
Of the 1,342 secondary school teachers in Bolton whose gender was listed in the School Workforce Census last year, 444 were male. That meant men made up just 33 per cent of the workforce, compared with 38 per cent a decade earlier. The proportion of male teachers across all of the area’s schools, including primary, […]
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