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[quote=Anonymous]I have a boy and a girl. I don’t worry about either of them based on their gender. Any “worries” are general or based on the individual kid. While obviously some people are still sexist, overall I don’t find it “tough to be a woman,” and I say that as a woman who earned multiple STEM degrees.

I agree that there is too much focus these days on programs/activities/opportunities exclusively for girls while sending the message that anything specifically for boys is wrong. Today’s kids didn’t live 50 years ago when “girls weren’t allowed to do X,” so they don’t get why boys aren’t allowed to do certain things now. Both of my kids don’t understand why it’s ok for a girl to wear a shirt saying “girls rule” or “the future is female,” but it would be frowned upon for boys to wear shirts like that about boys being “better.”  It’s time to stop projecting past inequalities onto today’s kids who already know everyone is equal & want everyone to have the same opportunities. [/quote]

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