Australia: What’s behind the shortage of male teachers?

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'New research by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) of ABS Labour Force data has revealed that for the last 20 years as few as one in five Australian primary school teachers have been male.
The ACU reviewed the country's most populous states and found that in 2014:

16 per cent of NSW primary school teachers were men
18 per cent of Victorian primary school teachers were men
15 per cent of Queensland primary school teachers were men.
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Professor Aspland, executive dean of education and arts at ACU, said addressing the gender imbalance among Australian primary school teachers was long overdue.

"It is widely recognised that male teachers can play a positive role in school communities,” Aspland said.
 
“Studies by Australian researchers indicate that both boys and girls benefit with male teachers acting as strong role models and even father figures.”'