Lack of male teachers in kindergartens a worry

On the weekends I usually read the China Daily, the country's national English newspaper. It's an OK read since I understand it, but I find it a bit fluffy as it's too full of feel-good stories about people returning large sums of lost money to rightful owners, or families being reunited. One small snippet in the ChinaScene column on page 3 attracted me though. Here it is:

Lack of male teachers in kindergartens a worry.

The grandmother and mother of Qiang Quiang, a boy in Hefei, Anhui province, have visited almost all the kindergartens in the city, but have not found any suitable for the child - because non had male teachers.

Qiang Qiang's father is reportedly working outside Hefei and the boy stays at home with his mom and grandma.

The women fear the child would become too feminine without any male contact and have been searching for a kindergarten with male teachers to make him more masculine.

An official at the Hefei teacher's college said the lack of male teachers is a "national problem".

Onee male teaching graduate told reporters he and his classmates would not work in kindergartens as long as the salaries remain low.

Maybe I should try and renegotiate my contract for the second semester, since it looks like I'm a commodity!