I’m also somewhat interested (if all goes according to plan, I have 50% chances of having an infant daughter too in the next couple of years; I already have a son).
I am, however, not particularly interested in avoiding gender stereotypes for my children like some in this subthread seem to advocate; sure there are some gender stereotypes I want to avoid (women should shut up and be stay-at-home wives etc.), but I don’t see anything wrong with the idea that men and women are different in our society, and have different social roles, etc. I’d probably be more likely to discourage my son from crying, and my daughter from swearing or hitting.
Of course, I won’t freak out if my son wants to play with dolls or my daughter wants to play with guns or if they turn out to be gay or transsexual or even heavens forbid Christian.
I do however want to correct any biases I might have about how women perceive things in society, so am looking forward to the next posts in this sequence.
I’m also somewhat interested (if all goes according to plan, I have 50% chances of having an infant daughter too in the next couple of years; I already have a son).
I am, however, not particularly interested in avoiding gender stereotypes for my children like some in this subthread seem to advocate; sure there are some gender stereotypes I want to avoid (women should shut up and be stay-at-home wives etc.), but I don’t see anything wrong with the idea that men and women are different in our society, and have different social roles, etc. I’d probably be more likely to discourage my son from crying, and my daughter from swearing or hitting.
Of course, I won’t freak out if my son wants to play with dolls or my daughter wants to play with guns or if they turn out to be gay or transsexual or even heavens forbid Christian.
I do however want to correct any biases I might have about how women perceive things in society, so am looking forward to the next posts in this sequence.