As a society, we've come a long way in the past few decades. More men and women have begun challenging traditional gender roles to pursue careers they enjoy, rather than work that has been viewed as only "for men" or "for women".World News
Why more men should work in childcare in Australia
As a society, we've come a long way in the past few decades. More men and women have begun challenging traditional gender roles to pursue careers they enjoy, rather than work that has been viewed as only "for men" or "for women".Nursery group in London launches action plan to recruit more men to work in the early years
The nursery group, which runs 37 nurseries across London, has launched a campaign for more men in childcare and championing gender inclusiveness.LEYF is calling for:
Male teachers become rare breed in Korea
Teaching is one of the most preferred careers in Korea with stable working hours, long vacations and a hefty government pension after retirement. Those factors play their part in making the line of work competitive. However, the profession has been predominantly occupied by women.Nine out of 10 people that passed the elementary teacher certificate examination this year were female.
We need to support more men to become primary teachers in Australia
Australia is facing a crisis within primary education: there will not be enough teachers to educate the booming population of children coming through.Rugby player and engineer changes perception of men in childcare
Hailed as a 'true inspiration', he can often be found dressing up in the role play area at West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester), much to the children's delight."No two days are the same and that's the way I like it," he said. "The more I worked in nurseries when I was younger the more I enjoyed it."
Australian childcare worker changing attitudes about male educators
Blake Stewart is slowly starting to shift perceptions about men working in childcare.In the process the 24-year-old has become a positive role model for many children from St Luke's Preschool in Dapto.
But it hasn't been easy for Mr Stewart, who received a bit of backlash from parents and other workers at the start of his career.
What it's like to be one of the few black teachers in Wales
Four decades after getting its first black head teacher Wales is now thought to have none.And across the country just 59 of our 36,182 teachers are black.
Figures from the Education Workforce Council show none of Wales’ 1,458 head teachers identify as black and just five are Asian, British Asian, or mixed race.
German elementary schools 'rent' male teachers
The Rent a Teacherman program aims to put more men in elementary schools. It's about time: In the state of Bremen, where the project is based, more than 20 percent of elementary schools don't have a single male teacher.For many German children, seeing a male teacher during their first four years of schools is an extraordinary experience.
Male teacher shortage leaving Australian boys without role models
An exodus of male teachers from the profession is due in part to a fear of being wrongly painted as a sexual predator, an Estimates hearing has heard.Education Minister Eva Lawler said the royal commission into child sex abuse had heightened those anxieties. Male teachers were sometimes wary of being alone in classrooms with children, she said.
Why we need more men to become primary teachers in the United Kingdom
As a 24-year-old Primary NQT, there is one thing that separates me from the vast majority of my colleagues: I’m a man.
As of the last academic year, 85% of teachers working in primary and nursery settings are female. The average primary school or nursery with under nine full-time equivalent teaching staff, of which there are many, is unlikely to contain even one man.
Why does the divide exist?
As of the last academic year, 85% of teachers working in primary and nursery settings are female. The average primary school or nursery with under nine full-time equivalent teaching staff, of which there are many, is unlikely to contain even one man.
Why does the divide exist?
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