S6E05 - Empowering men to thrive in early years and childcare roles w/ Claudio Sisera

Join us this week as we chat to Claudio Sisera from Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs 

In the episode, we discuss equality in early years employment and explore the challenges and opportunities for men working in early years and childcare roles.  

We also discuss gender inclusivity at work and the possible reasons that we still see such disparity in the numbers of men entering the early years workforce, with Froebel Trust estimating that there are fewer than 2% of the early years workforce who identify as male, and that that number is currently in decline.

What can we do about it?  Claudio has some ideas, and talks us through how Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs are working to make meaningful change.  Come in and join us as we explore the possible solutions and try to better understand how we can help. 

We'll be back with a whole new episode on Wednesday 26 June. 

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction and Claudio's career journey in Early Years and childcare

(03:27) Gender stereotypes and prejudices at work

(7:32) Challenges experienced by male practitioners in settings

(11:56) Opportunities for male practitioners in Early Years

(14:43) The importance of community and partnership

(17:24) Empowering Men in Early Years: Male Child Care and Teaching Jobs
(22:07) The Future of Early Years Education: A Vision for Inclusivity

(29:47) Final thoughts - thank you for joining us

Want to hear more?

Find Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs (as well as lots of resources) on their website;
https://malechildcareandteachingjobs.co.uk/

You can also find Claudio / Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs on social media: 

• X (formerly Twitter): @MaleChildcare
• Facebook: MaleChildcareAndTeachingJobs
• Instagram: @malechildcareandteachingjobs
• LinkedIn: /male-childcare-and-teaching-jobs
• LinkedIn: Claudio Sisera 

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