How Does Gender Affect the Teaching Profession?
How Does Gender Affect the Teaching Profession? By: Alex Martinez The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about gender in the teaching profession would firstly have to be the gender of teachers and faculty. In my own experience most of my teachers growing up in public education, were females. It was not until middle school that I had a male teacher in the classroom. After listening to the Harvard EdCast with Jennie Weiner, I noticed that all her points were pretty accurate. On the podcast there was discussion on how the field of academia of teaching roles was predominantly females but roles such as higher administrative positions, like superintendents and principals were mostly males. This discussion began my thinking, and I have made the realization that this was exactly the case. As a male in this field, I have multiple classes already where I am the only male, these classes are all elementary education courses. So why is this the case and why are men allowed leaders