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Australia: "Male teachers need special exemption from equal opportunity laws"

Mastodon - Mon, 2012-10-22 21:02

Article here. Excerpt:

'South Australia has the highest proportion of male teaching staff in the nation at 30 per cent, according to 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

But that is down from 34 per cent a decade ago and only a few per cent more than other states and territories.

Nationally, the proportion of male teachers has fallen everywhere except in the Northern Territory.

The Education Department does not run specific programs to recruit male teachers, prompting MPs and school leaders to call for a more targeted strategy.

Opposition education spokesman David Pisoni said the department should consider applying for exemptions from equal opportunity laws to recruit only men for some school positions "if we're serious about stemming the decline".'