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"With every sexual harassment scandal that hits, I feel all the emotions:
anger, betrayal, heartbreak that something I vaguely sensed turns out to really
be true. I also feel a growing sense of fear—not for me, but for my kids. How
do I shape my son into a man who respects women and treats them as equals? Is
it possible for him to breathe society’s misogynistic air every day without
succumbing? How do I instill in my daughter the confidence, resolve, and
resilience to thrive in a culture that will incessantly push her down?
So I did what I always do in these “I wonder” situations: I dug into the
science and talked to researchers. I asked them how and why kids develop gender
stereotypes and sexist behavior, and what parents can do to prevent them.
Thankfully, parents can make a difference. We don’t have as much of an
influence on these trajectories as we might like—peers and culture are more
powerful—but parents certainly can take steps, even with toddlers and
preschoolers, to ensure that their kids grow up less sexist and more
egalitarian than our culture tells them to be."
Via Sheila Nagig.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
