An Inviting Children's Section For All, Fred Meyer
Is the secret to making an inclusive gender-neutral children’s toy section simply to include toys of all genders in all sections? And is this really so hard to do?
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Tag: gender stereotypes
Target’s Toy Section: Gender Neutral in Word Only
The signs have changed, but that meant very little to a four-year-old just learning to read. The segmentation glared out at her.
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Why Feminism Is Good For Our Sons
Does wearing something sparkly and pink or playing with a doll mean you can’t solve a differential equation? If a boy likes “girl” things, he is not masculine? Of course not. Yet society behaves as if these things are true.
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Lands’ End Redeems Itself With Nerdy Shirts For Girls—And Not One Shirt About Being Adorable!
Excuse me while I go do some online shopping…
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My Problem With Princesses
Why do we still have princesses in modern stories? Why is this still part of our culture?
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11 Things Only Parents of Girls Will Understand
The Huff Post shared this gem about 11 things ONLY parents of boys can understand. You know, because girls are nothing but clean, poised, Star Wars-hating, manipulative glitter bombs.
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Do You Randomly Gender-Swap Characters in Kids Books?
If the characters in a book are all depicted as boys, we sometimes swap the genders around when we’re reading the stories out loud.
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