Choosing A Female Over Male Childcare Worker

[lilybeth7]

What would you do if the director told you that they picked the girl over the boy for a child care assistants position even though the boy was more qualified?

This is not an assignment question but thanks for any responses.

[Lorina]

This sounds like an assignment question I responded to a few weeks ago ... Anyways, here is the link of some ideas:

CHCCS301A - Scenario: Jimmy & Amy

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[lilybeth7]

No this actually happened to my best friend who currrently works in a preschool and we spoke about it the other day and she didn't know how to react to what the director said and now she feels really uncomfortable at work and has even considered looking for another job. I was just asking to see if this had happened to anyone else and if anyone had any advice.

[Lorina]

Yeah it's pretty unfair that the director decided to do this. It's pretty unethical, sexist and biased and it should not have happened. Why the director even mentioned it to your friend in the first pace... I guess it's there would be a certain trust issue there. However, I kinda understand where the director is coming from. Having a male employee working may be tough as parents might feel uncomfortable and it could cause problems. Although everyone should be given a chance.

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[nannag1]

How sad that your centre does not have a male educator. I have worked in the past with a male educator and we had so much fun. I agreed to change the nappies (We only had a few) as some parents were a little uncomfortable but were more than happy to have Paul in the room. At the beginning of the second year parents were asking if Paul would be in their child's room as he had built up quite a reputation with parents and children alike. I loved every minute of my 3 years with him and we were sad when he left the centre.