Thanks for your reply and insight. I'm in my 40s and having lived in 4 countries on 3 continents this theme is pretty consistent across cultures. Ask your frie

Thanks for your reply and insight. I'm in my 40s and having lived in 4 countries on 3 continents this theme is pretty consistent across cultures. Ask your friends and family if they'd feel as confident employing a male child minder as a female one. Then ponder on the answers. In child custody cases the man stands no chance unless the mother is an addict and a criminal. Or at least that's the case everywhere I've been.