Men for women’s work

In recent years, men have been entering professions that have traditionally been regarded as women’s work.

BEIJING: LI Dabin, 39, with a master’s degree, used to be a teacher in a college in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in South China. But last year he quit the job to learn postnatal care and train to be a maternity matron, which encompasses the role of nanny, nurse, cook and pre-school teacher.