I've never been more insulted in my life.
My supervisor at the daycare I work at said some parents had asked if I would be alone with their kids when I get promoted. Apparently some parents think I might be suspect.
Some are expected to pull out their kids cause of me. Not due to my behavior, but because of something they fear I might be.
I haven't done anything wrong. Daycare knows that are gonna take steps so that I don't get accused like giving me an aide at all times but still....
I've never been more insulted in my life. I'm really hurt.
That's really crappy, but regrettably not all that surprising.
While not quite to the same extent, I was kinda subjected to this double standard when I worked for that special needs school a while back.
I was asked on multiple occasions to assist with taking some of the kids to the toilet, but I was never expected to play the active role of changing the diaper or anything. I was either asked to guard the door in case the child tried to make a run for it (it happens, trust me), pass things to the lady doing the changing and what not, or carry a full diaper to the appropriate bins. Granted, I didn't have the actual qualifications to be doing the changing regardless and it's not something I would like to have to do either, but I did notice it was always the female SNAs who were tasked with those kinds of things and I think even if I had the qualifications, I would be prohibited from doing that kind of job just for being a guy.
I can understand in the case of the girls, but if you're gonna apply a "SNAs only help kids of the same sex in the toilet" rule, it should be universal.
Though again, personally, it was sort of a blessing in disguise. It's not something I'd enjoy doing so I'm glad I didn't have to handle that aspect of the job.