The Everyday Sexism brigade aren't very keen on this article about gender neutral toys

[Brentwood]

I think this is probably the bit that grates



Quote:



If little girls didn’t have those dollyhugging instincts we would all be in a pickle because who in the future would do the mothering and who would work in all those vital caring professions from midwifery to primary school teaching and nursing?

And if little boys weren’t hardwired into being obsessive, aggressive show-offs and risk-takers, who would spend hours in the lab before making great scientific breakthroughs or drilling for oil or defending the nation?





http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/455465/Stop-making- our-children-neutral-let-boys-and-girls-play-with-gender-spe cific-toys (http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/455465/Stop-making-our-children-neutral-let-boys-and-girls-play-with-gender-specific-toys)

[Hillary]

[7evens]

I seem to remember it was about even in my day. I'm sure there are several plausible reasons but my experience amongst my own clutch is that junior school teaching is very much the stamping ground of the fairer sex these days. :sherlock: