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Men in childcare are seen as less warm, moral, and competent than women

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80% Informative

A new study published in Sex Roles explores the stereotypes that shape public perceptions of men working in childcare and how these beliefs influence support for increasing gender diversity in the field.

Researchers conducted a study with 280 participants from Czechia , which has one of the lowest percentages of men in childcare in the European Union .

Men in childcare were rated significantly less warm, moral, and competent than women in the same profession.

VR Score

91

Informative language

99

Neutral language

48

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

79

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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