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KarenMarie · Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 60

I'm just curious. Are there more males or females teaching EFL in Japan?

If anyone can give me any statistical data, I'd be very appreciative. Very Happy

Thank you. Laughing

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

I think this would depend on the scene and follow strongly held sexual stereotypes.

e.g.
kids eikaiwa - mostly women
university - mostly men

avahanian · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 123

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

1. I saw a statistic somewhere about the ratio of male/female foreign teachers (of all kinds of schools, I think) in Japan. It was about 60/40 or 70/30.

2. Avahanian, are you that hard up for a date in your home country? Look carefully at shmooj's stat. Kid's eikaiwa. Not your regular eikaiwa.

shmooj · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 1758 Location: Seoul, ROK

KarenMarie, I think your main concern about sexual harrassment may be if Avahanian is in the country at the same time as you. Once he is, it could be "anywhere, anytime" Rolling Eyes

avahanian · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 123

avahanian · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 123

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

I think sniffing around work colleagues' desks for dates is a bad way to go. I wouldn't want to sleep with someone, wake up and then work all day with them as well.

I don't sh1t where I eat, to put it crassly. There are other forums than work to utilize to get dates. Work is for work. Play is for play. So sayeth fat_c.

lajzar · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 647 Location: Saitama-ken, Japan

I believe Interac has employee stats on their website concerning age/gender/experience profiles. Whether that can be seen as a typicla representation of teachers in Japan is an open question.