RECRUITING MORE MEN IN EDUCATION IN THE EARLY YEARS
Because caring is for everyone
Our Mission
A more diverse workforce helps children’s development. More men in education helps children develop their beliefs about who they are and who they can go on to be.
The Early Years Movement is working towards a future where both education and society are more equitable and inclusive.
Children develop their idea of gender identity by the age of three years old. This means that, by the age of three, they are internalising the gender stereotypes that permeate the world around them. The Early Years Movement are changing that narrative. Our aim is to put more men in education in the Early Years to support children's social and emotional development and actively challenge the formation of gender biases.
THE PROBLEM
The FACTS
In the Early Years, by the age of three, children begin to internalise gender stereotypes that shape how they view themselves and others. The Early Years Movement are placing more men in education in the Early Years to demonstrate care is a role for everyone.
The Stats
Yet fewer than 3% of Early Years practitioners are men, and 75% of settings have no male staff at all. The Early Years Movement place more men in education to close the diversity gap.
THE RESULT
THE RESULT
This creates an imbalance that limits children's social and emotional development and reinforces outdated ideas of who can care, lead, and teach. At the Early Years Movement, our aim is to change that by placing more men in education at the Early Years Phase.