![]() ![]() I’ve been a fan of her work for years since it often takes a provocative idea or concept and makes it accessible to children. If you’ve ever looked through my likes and retweets on Twitter, then you’ve seen many of Elise Gravel‘s posters in my feed. Thankfully, Pink, Blue, and You is here now, which means I can share it with my son before he heads to Kindergarten this fall. Also, it would have given me the language I needed to have had more thoughtful conversations with other people who inquired about my parenting choices. It would have provided me with an easier way to engage with her about why we did/didn’t do certain things. Oh, how I wish a book like Pink, Blue, and You! Questions for Kids About Gender Stereotypes had existed when my daughter, who is now 11, was younger. I expended energy repeating things like “Colors are for everyone” and “We do pink, but we don’t do princess.” It. ![]() As the mother of a toddler girl, I treated Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein like a bible. From the moment I shared that I was expecting a daughter during pregnancy, I was confronted with stereotypes. I’ve found gender stereotypes to be one of the more frustrating parts of motherhood. Who do these stereotypes serve? Is there truth to them? In many schools and workplaces, gender stereotypes are alive and well. Walk into a store, listen to a conversation, or watch a TV show and you’ll be confronted with gender stereotypes. ![]()
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