I see much discussion about a teacher crisis but never about a male teacher crisis. The facts are in plain sight so it must be a collective strategy for policy inaction. I am very sure that if the gender teacher gap was the other way around, there would be a huge focus and lots of investment. This silence permeates across Government and policy making in general on men’s health and wellbeing issues. Hence why need we need a Minister for Men like we have a Minister for Women, sitting under the more senior role of a Minister for Women and Equalities. [J4MB emphasis: Give me strength.]
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Justice for Men & Boys 
Any such voice is welcome. If there is even an effort at a counter argument it is usually that men are “overrepresented” at more senior levels or that men earn more in the wider economy. Both nothing to do with the issue in reality. Whereas of course feminists are chief in the ideas “you’ve got to see it to be it” and that women are “forced” to be in children focussed services. The latter point would seem to give a good “feminist” reason to encourage men to enter such jobs and professions to “prove” women can be free not to. But of course the truth is teaching is a well paid job with great flexibility in holidays and time off with family friendly hours, and a gold standard pension. All things we know women seeking work value highly. Non of which actually is about teaching as a vocation nor about doing the best for pupils. Nick Fletcher deserves support but I doubt he’ll get much
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