Goodwill to All Men: Challenging Bias against Men in Early Years Education by Richard Waite and Viki Veale

The article argues that headlines claiming men shouldn’t work in nurseries reflect a persistent, harmful bias that frames male early-years educators as outsiders or threats, undermining their professionalism and depriving children of diverse role models. It calls on the sector to actively challenge this “groupthink” and hate speech, especially if ambitions like increasing the male workforce share by 2030 are to be met through better support, inclusion, and solidarity.

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/goodwill-all-men-challenging-bias-against-early-years-idwre/?trackingId=dX5P0lmpWaOae6weerLOXA%3D%3D