Gender Stereotypes Easing More for Girls than Boys
by David Crary
Associated Press
Sunday May 8, 2011
http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc3=&id=119441 (http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc3=&id=119441)
If a girl wants to try her hand at baseball or ice hockey, she's likely to be praised as plucky. But if a boy likes the color pink?
Well, that's a toenail of a different color.
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In fact, Lyons and her son had stepped on a cultural land mine. Gender stereotypes for America's children are less rigid than in the past, but they remain a pervasive part of popular culture and a benchmark for parents. Moreover, the changes in recent decades have been more dramatic for girls than boys.