What scares men off

My partner is head of a baby unit and I often hear about the paucity of male childcarers. I would like to thank Mr Partyka (Letters, 16 September), for addressing this issue, in particular his comments about a child's developmental needs. As a psychology student I am aware of the benefits for children of having carers of both sex. But TV's recent 'de-cloaking' of the nursery business has marred the public image of this thankless and underpaid job and revealed one of the reasons why so many men are turned off considering it as a vocation. The result of a...