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Are Girl-Focused Engineering Toys Reinforcing Gender Stereotypes?

Posted by timothy on from the ten-pink-dollars-says-they-are dept.

theodp writes: VentureBeat's Ruth Read casts a skeptical eye at the current rage of toy segregation meant to inspire tomorrow's leaders in STEM: "Toys geared at girls serve to get them interested in coding and building when they're young, hopefully inspiring their educational interests down the road. But these gendered toys may be hurting women by perpetuating a divide between men and women." Read concludes, "Ultimately, girls (who will become women) are going to have to learn and work in a world where genders are not segregated; as will men. That means they need to learn how to interact with one another as much as they need to be introduced to the same educational opportunities. If STEM education is as much for girls as it is for boys, perhaps we should be equally concerned with getting boys and girls to play together with the same toys and tools, as we are with creating learning opportunities for girls."

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  1. Yet another fucking girl story? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Ya we get it, you want girls to work in male dominate fields.

    So just keep making up these stupid fucking stories.
    We don't have enough of them.

    This site is a fucking joke!

  2. Re:Equality by PopeRatzo · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So, to those of you saying that boys and girls can't share the same interests, and that it's right that marketers aim stuff to do with princesses and fairies at girls, and dinosaurs and superheroes at boys, and pretending Feminists are demanding things they're not and demonizing that group that's trying to ensure my daughter has the same opportunities I did, on behalf of my daughter and I, I wish you a hearty fuck you.

    Happy Father's Day, my brother.

    We've taken that approach since my daughter was born 24 years ago, and in the Fall, she'll get her PhD in Math. It pays off not to push gender stereotypes. Look what it's done to the MRAs, who now can't read the word "women" without pissing themselves in fury. They're a very small minority in the world, so as you say, fuck them.

    --
    You are welcome on my lawn.
  3. my opinion by asri+fahmi · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    a both of gender is same to me :D Epson expession home xp 322 drivers