Abstract: Women dominate the Early Childhood Development (ECD) program which is one of the main short courses offered in the Department of Adult and Continuing Education at Bulawayo Polytechnic . The aim of the study was to determine perceptions and attitudes of students and lecturers on high female enrolment in the Early Childhood Development course, whether the inclusion of male trainees would result in benefits or disadvantages. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews.