On November 16, children and teachers held an open day at "Father Paisiy" Secondary School in the village of Medkovets.
The event was also attended by many parents, who learned more about the nature of the profile "Educator's Assistant" in the school. The young people presented essays and presentations on how they see the teaching profession and why they chose it in their career path.
Guest of the event was Nancy Borisova from the Center for Sustainable Communities Development, who organized a discussion on the topic "Women in the educational system". It turned out that even the young people themselves are impressed by the feminization of the profession, as well as the relatively low incomes that female teachers receive. All agreed that the presence of more male teachers would have a positive effect not only on school discipline, but also on the youth's perception of the social role models of men and women. Among students in the 9th and 10th grades, there are still many boys who intend to realize themselves as teachers and educators.
Over 80% of teachers in Bulgaria are female, and nearly half of Bulgarian teachers are over 50 years old.
According to the young people, there should also be more talk in school about the relationship between men and women and the distribution of social roles in a household, which is one of the aims of the GEAR project – Gender Equality and Antidiscrimination for Roma.