Male teaching in early childhood education: is this a space for women only?

Brazilian early childhood education was consolidated, over time, with the role of women in caring for young children. Men, when approaching this teaching cycle, cause strangeness, as the peculiar tasks of this stage are not considered typical of the male gender. In this study, the objective was to understand how male teaching can cause strangeness in the school community. The investigation started with a qualitative approach, through interviews with a semi-structured script and interpretative data analysis. It was observed, through the literature and the speech of the subjects, that one of the reasons for the absence of men in the space of early childhood education is that the actions in relation to the care of children are linked to the female figure. It is noteworthy that the male figure in early childhood education impacts the school community, as its presence is important for these teachers to become visible.