Originally Posted by MotherNature:
We need a clapping hand icon. 
Totally agree. I hate the gender bias as well...My husband, for instance is waaaay more patient and creative with kids than I am. When he was little he wanted to be the President so he could live in the white house because it has a gazillion bedrooms for kids. He's a fantastic dad, very involved, & he helps out a lot around here.
This is one stereotype that really gets me hot under the collar.
I think men offer so many valuable things to early childhood. Some things women just cannot duplicate.
I used male sitters when my kids were young. I've had male assistants here in my program as well as sponsored male students as interns.
I think that the stereotype of molestation and all the other common worries about men in this field is simply ridiculous and something I am surprised hasn't changed over the years.
