Teachers’ leaders have said a “masculinity crisis” is fermenting in schools across the UK, with misogynistic abuse of female staff on the increase, leaving victims “traumatised”, “demeaned” and “humiliated”.
Oh no! Can a documentary help? Our Prime Minister would say so, after all...
One teacher said she was called a “fucking slag” by a pupil. Another said a student had made nude AI images of her, while other boys joked about raping girls, then laughed when challenged.
'Boys' and 'girls' of no race or class or nationality, it has to be noted.
Matt Wrack, NASUWT general secretary, warned of a ticking timebomb and called for better support and training to deal with the impact of the “manosphere” in schools.“These pupils are the same boys and young men who will go on to be husbands, fathers and colleagues in the workplace. They may eventually develop influence in the public sphere. We must help them and their victims – including teachers – before it is too late.”
Well, when they grow up, they will find spouses and workplaces less tolerant than schoolyards.
The latest poll focuses on female staff rather than students. Female teachers described being ignored, mocked and patronised by their pupils, including being referred to as “love”, told to “calm down” and belittled with comments like “must be that time of the month”.
Try it in the workplace and it'll lead to an uncomfortable chat with HR.
They complained about sexualised sounds and gestures, which are used to humiliate and demean, and not enough support from parents or school management.
“Parents have told me if I can’t handle teenage boys then I need to ‘work in a fucking nursery’.”
They might just have a point, it has to be said...
A Department for Education spokesperson said: “Misogynistic views are not innate, they are learned, and we are committed to using every possible tool to achieve our mission of halving violence against women and girls.”
Except excluding the males doing it? Or challenging the culture and religous background if that's a factor?
Lest we forget, there's so much misogyny in schools that girls are 50% more likely to go onto higher education than boys, thus raising the question: how high does that percentage need to go before equality is achieved?
ReplyDeleteEverything I see about the 'manosphere' thing looks like a push back against years of feminism.
ReplyDeletePerhaps young (and some older) men are sick of being told they are worthless non-entities.