Gender Inequality in Teacher Recruitment: Lack of Male Teachers
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Teacher recruitment, Gender Equality, Male teachers.Abstract
Due to the lack of male teachers, many primary and secondary schools provide policies in favor of men in teacher recruitment in order to balance the gender ratio of teachers in schools. However, such recruitment policies cannot change men's resistance to the education industry but cause discrimination and unfair treatment of women in recruitment. On the one hand, the gender imbalance of the teaching staff needs to be improved. On the other hand, gender discrimination in teacher recruitment should not continue. Focusing on the theme of teacher gender, this study is based on the unfair situation in teacher recruitment, analyzes its causes, and provides reasonable suggestions to solve the gender problem of teachers. The suggestions put forward in this regard are summarized as follows: (a) The government should change the stereotype of teaching profession in society through propaganda. (b) The social status of teachers should be improved. (c) Normal colleges and universities should set up gender-related courses. At the same time, primary and secondary schools should standardize and assess teachers' gender-related behaviors.
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