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Primary school students get their male role models in Australia
He can dance, he can sing and he is one of the men breaking the trend of female-led classes at one Canberra primary school. Mathew McRae is one of five male teachers at Hughes Primary School, with three of the four kindergarten and grade one classes now having a man at the helm. Last year, […]
Read MoreFor first time, more women teachers in schools than men in India
For first time, more women teachers in schools than men in India outnumber their male counterparts, according to the Unified District Information on School Education report for 2019-20. Of the 96.8 lakh teachers in the country, 49.2 lakh are women. In 2012-13, there were 35.8 lakh women teachers across India against 42.4 lakh men — […]
Read MoreMale teachers needed at Chinese kindergartens
It’s that time of the year again, when millions of college graduates in China brace themselves for the brutally competitive job market. But if you’re a male graduate, at least one profession welcomes you with open arms. A young man, in a traditionally female profession. Liu Qiang graduated from college this year and holds a […]
Read MoreBreaking 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. […]
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