Sexism and Male Teachers

Men in Childcare and Male Teachers. Why do we need men in childcare and early education? According to Dr Sarah Alexander, perhaps one of the

The OECE’s position on teacher gender. Our position on teacher gender is that men must be recruited into early childhood teaching as well as women.

Are Men Wanted in Early Childhood Teaching? The Findings of a National ECE Sector Survey. Report Published 2012. Prepared by Dr Sarah Alexander. Women dominate

Teacher gender diversity is not on the Ministry of Education policy agenda for early childhood education. August 25, 2016. Wellington. New Zealand Police attempts to

Men Who Teach Young Children NZ. ECE Symposium. Wellington, 15 August 2016 * Before giving some background to the main issues and challenges that lie

Guest speaker: Dr David Brody (Israel), author of “Men who Teach Young Children“. Introduction by Dr Sarah Alexander (NZ). The Symposium was held on 15

There was NZ representation at the International Conference “Men in Early Childhood Education and Care” held in Berlin in September 2012.  Dr Sarah Alexander represented

EC-Menz Summit Theme:  “Lifting the Lid on Gender Issues in Early Childhood Education” Held 7th-8th March, 2014. Wellington City, New Zealand. Conference Mihi Whakatau /

Male Teacher Target in Norway. By Dr Sarah Alexander. April 21, 2013. In Norway children aged 1 – 6 years attend the same institution (not

Do Men Teach Differently? February 28, 2013. Prof. Dr. Holger Brandes from the University of Applied Sciences in Dresden, Germany, along with Markus Andrä, Wenke

Campaign to Get Men To Take Up Early Childhood Work. By Dr Sarah Alexander. February 27, 2013. As money was available for use on gender

Who are the Men in ECE Teaching? In this paper the following data and analysis is presented on who are the men in ECE teaching: An

Sexism in Early Childhood Education. By Sarah Alexander, Lance Cablk, Adam Buckingham, David Butler and Russell Ballantyne. Published in 2006. Wellington. This report provides a

What is it like to be a male in one of the few occupations which has not experienced a significant change in gender balance in

The Original Massey University Research Study of Male Teachers (1997) “A Few Good Men or a Few Too Many? A study of Male Teachers” by

Of Puppy Dog Tails – Article published in the journal Delta 49(2), pp. 405-416, 1997. This paper reviews how equal the opportunities for men in

Teaching – A Women Only Profession. The statistics on teacher gender show a continuing downward trend in the participation of male teachers across secondary, primary

Below is an outline of the Contents of the published proceedings of the very first Men in Early Childhood Teaching Summit in New Zealand, called