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Originally Posted by abaya
Also, how many boys get hired to be babysitters? It seems unfairly limited to girls, because of the expectation that they will be more "domestic" and responsible. I sure know I wasn't capable of cleaning house and wiping butts when I was in my early teens.  |
I rarely hear of a male babysitter but I guess I was considered one for a while. I watched two half brothers who couldn't be left alone together. Even though they were 12 & 13, the ad was placed for a babysitter. With the way they acted it wasn't too far off. Anyway, as I am now the parent, I've always wondered what my response would be to a male babysitter and I still don't have an answer. I'm not sure why but I always feel a sense of mistrust when I think about a male babysitter, but not a female. I guess there is still a gender bias in that job.