Males in Early Childhood Education Facebook Page
This Facebook Group is dedicated to men in the field all over the world. They post different resources such as articles and initiatives that different countries are taking to have more males get involved in the field.
MECE Support Group- Men in Early Childhood Eduation
The Working Forum on Men in ECE to reflect on the value of gender balance in early childhood education.
(MECE, 2011)
MenTeach
A well-known, non-profit organization that advocates for more males to work with young children. The organization has three focus points:
- Tactics that can help increase male involvement
- Gathering takes place in Hawaii and Winnipeg
- Welcoming community to men and woman in understanding the importance of male figure in young children
- Myths and stereotypes on men in ECE
- research on men in ECE
- barriers to mens full participations
- Events include presentations, workshops, discussion groups, story telling and information conversations
(MECE, 2011)
MenTeach
A well-known, non-profit organization that advocates for more males to work with young children. The organization has three focus points:
- Clearinghouse: place where teachers, administrators, students, and reporters can find and exchange information and resources about men teaching
- Consulting: a training and workshop program that provides programs on gender, equality that gives awareness to teachers counseller and principals on how to recruit and retrain men in the Early Childhood Education Field.
- Research: conducts research on the importance of men in the field and the value they provide to all stake holders
- Visitors to the site can join and donate to help increase the number of men teaching
- People are able to purchase books on the benefits of men or importance of male teachers
- Includes a discussion board that visitors are able to leave comments or start a conversation on regarding to any topic they may have questions about
- The website provides information from male teachers within the field and the stories they may have about challenges, achievments, or other issues
- Keeps Men up to date on current stories / news within the ECE field around the world