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Men in childcare – revolution or ripples in a female world

Men in childcare – revolution or ripples in a female world. London 20. September 2005 Peter Møller Pedersen. Presentation . Men in childcare – historical overview Men in childcare today – positions and strategies Men in childcare - Some numbers… Initiatives to recruit more men

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Men in childcare – revolution or ripples in a female world

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  1. Men in childcare – revolution or ripples in a female world London 20. September 2005 Peter Møller Pedersen

  2. Presentation • Men in childcare – historical overview • Men in childcare today – positions and strategies • Men in childcare - Some numbers… • Initiatives to recruit more men • Why the silence? • The future….

  3. Male applicants to the training programme 1900 1930 1950 1970 1980 1990 2000

  4. What happened in the 70’s • Women in the labour marked • The welfare state is building up • Formal training programme • ”The optimistic period” Revolution? – The traditional social structure under pressure.

  5. Today… • STEN, 22 , lives alone, high school degree, conscientious objector, worked in a out-of-school institution. He stresses the theoretical aspects of the training programme…. Music, music, music… • OLE, 33, live with his brother, divorced, 2 children, worked in a slaughterhouse for 7 years. Member of a biking group.Break – assistant child care worker. He stresses that men in childcare is necessary and useful for society. • IVER, 24, live with his girlfriend, purposeful, decided in the age of 17 to become childcare worker. Identify with the profession. Don’t use gender as an explanation. Arranged OL-games under practice.

  6. Male positions in a female world

  7. Animals Managers office Workshop Kitchen Sports Playroom Male positions in a female world

  8. Male staff in different kinds of day care institutions for children. Percent.

  9. Initiatives in Denmark Phase 1: 1992 – 1999 • Attention to problems with the boys in schools and institutions. • One suggested solution: more men in childcare. • Campaigns to recruit more men • Public debate • Governmental goals (no numbers mentioned) • Report from the government about the problem 1998 • A few or none research projects.

  10. Initiatives in Denmark Phase 2: 2000 – today • No public debate or campaigns. • Attention to problems for boys and girls. • A few research projects. • New specializations and options in the training programme: sports, out door life. • A few institutions divide boys and girls.

  11. Why the silence? Another focus: • Social mobility – equal opportunities • Inclusive education • National curriculum's • Individualisation – self-identity • Bad news about male childcare workers – they don’t do the job

  12. What now? • Male childcare workers is not the goal alone • Inclusive labour marked – men want childcare. • Inclusive training programmes – space for male and female positions. • National programmes needed. • Clue: listen to men in childcare…

  13. Male strategies in female settings High identifica-tion with the profession Extension of the profession Gender gives the opportunity to develop new solutions. Identification with the profession An implicit alliance between profession and gender. Integration: Profession /gender Segregation: Profession /gender Criticism of profession Gender as reason for critique Segregation of profession Masculine identity outside the training programme. Low identifica-tion with the profession

  14. Male applicants For the Training- programme Kilde: Den koordinerede tilmelding og Viborg-Seminariets optagelsesudvalg. I 2001 etablerede Viborg-Seminariet en idrætslinje. Tallene i parentes angiver andelen af mandlige ansøgere eksklusiv idrætslinjen.

  15. Revolution or rippling? • The social order is challenged • Male childcare workers do a difference – but at the same time the reproduce the social order • Still great barriers for men in childcare

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