It’s accepted practice to target products at one segment of the population, but when it comes to children’s books it’s morally questionable to promote gender stereotypes. Children take ...

Researchers said this could solidify gender stereotypes in children. Some children’s books may perpetuate gender stereotypes, new research has found, particularly for young female readers.

Books designed for children may be perpetuating gender stereotypes, a new study warns. More than 240 books written for children five years old and younger were analysed by a team from Carnegie ...

Kids' gender stereotypes about computer science and engineering strongly diverge from those surrounding math and science.

An Aussie shopper took to Twitter last week and said she was 'disappointed' with Aldi after finding two children's books in the ... had been assigned to a gender. 'Girls can be Astronauts and ...

However, it can also propagate stubborn stereotypes in an unconscious way. The issue of gender equality in textbooks is a prime example. From France to India to the United States, many of the ...

This type of thinking is particularly obvious in the toy industry, where gender stereotypes are used to make products more appealing to certain groups of children – an approach that has fallen ...

New research recently published in Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests children's gender biases can be reflected in their facial emotional expressions. Psychology professor Doug VanderLaan and ...

Shamoly Khera’s latest work, Letters to Daughters of Tomorrow, delves into the stereotypes ... commended the book for its balanced perspective. Terming it to be without “gender judgment ...

So says sociologist Amy Dewitt, one of the authors of the new study Parental Role Portrayals in Twentieth Century Children's Picture Books: More Egalitarian or Ongoing Stereotyping? DeWitt and her ...