Men Who Care– Friday 26th June » Men’s Health Connected

Men working in early childcare education

Men are under-represented in a variety of care settings including early childhood education, nursing, paid and unpaid care work and parenting. Today's event explores the current status of men in early childhood education and brings together men working across different care settings to discuss some of the challenges faced by men in caring roles as well as celebrating their success and examining different ways to increase men's access to caring as a social role and a profession.

Men working in early childhood education - where now?

Chair: Dr Martyn Mills-Bayne, Australian Association for Men in Early Childhood

Speakers include:

Rob Fox, Early Childhood Education Specialist, Active Childhood (UK)

Max Christie, co-founder of VUW ECEQuality at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand

Craig d'Arcy, Preschool Coordinator at Shearwater, The Mullumbimby Steiner School in NSW

Justin Margolis, Valley Oak Children’s Services, California, advocate for father engagement in children’s lives

The man with a pram

Founder of Dads Group Inc, Tom Docking, talks about his mission "to change the culture of fatherhood for better" by providing groups, events and services across Australia that give new dads the support and connection they need.

Men taking care - in nursing, caring, childcare and at home

Our speakers are:

Luke Yokota MACN, Chair of the Australian College of Nursing Men In Nursing Working Party

Greg Smith, male carer and founder of Men Care Too

Mark Tamhane, father of six and ABC editor with experience of being an at-home dad

Tristan Page, early childhood sector worker