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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2 sons (7 and 10) have been asking me about this a lot. At school and camp a lot of girls have shirts that say various versions of like 'girls are better than boys' (i'm not sure exact wording bc the kids are telling me this second hand, but am vaguely aware through culture ofc). My kids ask 'why would they say this?' Thus far my tactic has been to explain that as yet we have had NO female president in US (I am from the UK so can talk about how we have had female leaders at home) and talk about what kind of message that sends to girls. But my kids are not dumb and their answer is - yes 100% we need a female president but that messaging is still like - girls are BETTER than boys. Any tips on how to talk about this to them? I am failing. [/quote]
Our son, who is 9, asked us this. We told him that there are people who think the opposite- that girls are weaker and cannot do the sane things as boys. That in the grownup world, this means women are paid less or not hired for some jobs. We told him that these messages are meant to remind everyone that we are equally strong.
There was a girl in his class with a really strong personality who was very much vocal about “girl power”. 
As a mom to a boy, I think it’s important to tell our children we can all do brave and difficult things, and we all should be given the chance to follow our dreams and desires. This is the best spirit, IMHO, because women need allies in the workplace who truly believe this in their heart.[/quote]

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