Childcare and gender equality – children’s safety comes first

Childcare and gender equality – children’s safety comes first Children playing in a school playground. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Jlbirman1

Last week we learnt of a male crèche worker accused of cruelty against children and assault. It follows several recently reported cases in the UK of men who have physically or sexually abused very young children, including babies, in childcare settings. In one Australian case last year it was reported that 1,200 children had to be tested for sexually transmitted infections.…

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