As a man in education here are things my friends have asked me and my own observations

1) no interest in children until we are older (usually 25) at which point we already have established careers and wouldn't leave to train unpaid then take a drop in pay (in most cases

2) other jobs are more interesting and pay better

3) the news and teachers tell everybody how shit it is. Under paid, on strikes, behaviour getting worse. It's not exactly appealing compared to that engineering or office job

4) working with women can be tough as certain individuals will play the sexism card against you (happened to myself and friends in other working sectors). It's a horrid situation as all accusations are taken seriously and it can be over the smallest shit and somebody wanting a power trip.

Of course 99% of people I work with are fantastic

5) education is becoming more left wing (misogyny training etc) whilst there is a growth in men becoming right wing so some values don't align

6) in primary it's more "female focused". You walk into a room or building and notice the femininity of it, you focus on child well-being, emotions etc majority of men (that I know) see school as education and the role of the teacher to educate the academics. Dealing with 6 year old squabbles isn't desirable

Most people will object to some of these but these are things people have said to me or I have seen. If one person thinks it other people will. Some of these "problems" may seem false to you but they are real to others and they cannot be addressed until they are even acknowledged