WHAT'S NEXT? THE CASE FOR MORE MEN IN CAREGIVING ROLES

It is important to shift the gender balance within the paid workspace of ECD because it holds benefits for gender equality; basically releasing women from necessarily being identified as default caregivers and also sets the standard for healthy relationships between men and children. This creates an opportunity for children to grow up seeing and getting to know caring men they can trust. This ties in with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal which aims to reduce the gaps between men and women and allow women and girls to achieve their full potential.13