Ask Dr. Helen: Should Men Be Kicked Out of the Church Nursery?
I am a male and one of the most rewarding jobs I ever had was working for a company that provides group homes and home health care to the disabled, mainly children. I had to quit my job though because I could not make any money when they would often schedule me and my one male coworker for less than 15 hours a week. You often worked alone in homes with young children and they had a standing policy that men could only work with male clients, while women could work with both male and female. When I asked why this was and why it was that females got preferential scheduling, I was told,”because men are more likely to be abusers so you can’t work with little girls.” I love children and I loved my job but I couldn’t support a family like that and had to quit. It is no wonder that there are very few men in the field.
