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From: Katelyn Browne <kbrowne_at_ccpcs.org>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 11:01:31 -0400
I agree with Paul that at a societal level, people are much more accepting of girls in pants than of boys in dresses. However, I had a request last year from a first grade teacher: one of her female students was being teased about "being a boy"/"not really being a girl" because she always wore pants/shorts and t-shirts, and none of them were pink/sparkly. (In fact, her style is pretty similar to her older brother's.)
I was really surprised by how hard it was to find picture books with girl characters who were never pictured wearing a dress or a skirt. Even as adults rarely question girls in pants about their gender identity, picture books seem very reliant on skirts as an indicator of "girl."
Of course, this is just my anecdotal experience; I'd love to look into this more quantitatively when I have time.
--Katelyn.
Katelyn Browne Middle/High School Librarian Capital City Public Charter School 100 Peabody Street NW Washington, DC 20011
(202) 387-0309 x1745 kbrowne_at_ccpcs.org http://www.ccpcs.org/library/
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 10:36 AM, goldschp tds.net <goldschp_at_tds.net> wrote:
> Maybe because a girl who wants to wear boy's clothes doesn't elicit the
> widespread condemnation that boys wanted to wear dresses (and play with
> dolls) elicit?
>
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Received on Wed 07 May 2014 10:02:22 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 11:01:31 -0400
I agree with Paul that at a societal level, people are much more accepting of girls in pants than of boys in dresses. However, I had a request last year from a first grade teacher: one of her female students was being teased about "being a boy"/"not really being a girl" because she always wore pants/shorts and t-shirts, and none of them were pink/sparkly. (In fact, her style is pretty similar to her older brother's.)
I was really surprised by how hard it was to find picture books with girl characters who were never pictured wearing a dress or a skirt. Even as adults rarely question girls in pants about their gender identity, picture books seem very reliant on skirts as an indicator of "girl."
Of course, this is just my anecdotal experience; I'd love to look into this more quantitatively when I have time.
--Katelyn.
Katelyn Browne Middle/High School Librarian Capital City Public Charter School 100 Peabody Street NW Washington, DC 20011
(202) 387-0309 x1745 kbrowne_at_ccpcs.org http://www.ccpcs.org/library/
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 10:36 AM, goldschp tds.net <goldschp_at_tds.net> wrote:
> Maybe because a girl who wants to wear boy's clothes doesn't elicit the
> widespread condemnation that boys wanted to wear dresses (and play with
> dolls) elicit?
>
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