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ELI5: how did most teachers come to be female when historically women got less education than men?
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Traditionally, up until the middle of the 19th century most teachers were male. That's because most formalized teaching was for older students.

Around that time, the concept of elementary aged education grew. Because it was for younger children, there was a perspective that it was considered women's work, as it was child rearing. On top of that, much of the teaching of young children was already being performed by mothers. In some countries this has grown to go all through high school.

Two other factors come in to play here. Being "women's work", it wasn't originally taken as seriously, resulting in lower pay and a poor reputation, both of which have lingered on in some ways, some subtle, some overt. Also, as women were entering the work force, it was a place where they *could* get a job, which hasn't always been the easiest for women.