I trained as a nursery nurse when was younger. You had to study for two full time years to get your NNEB qualification, to get a job paying shite.
I was welcomed onto the course by a tutor who hoped that more men would become nursery nurses, because she saw that as a way of improving the pay and conditions.
This is absolutely a gender issue. I can train for one year to become a driving instructor (amongst many other professions) and take home £20,000+/year, yet in this "womans job" I need to train for much longer to get only around 60% of that.
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