Gender stereotypes easing more for girls than boys - USATODAY.com: ...Gender stereotypes for America's children are less rigid than in the past, but they remain a pervasive part of popular culture and a benchmark for parents. Moreover, the changes in recent decades have been more dramatic for girls than boys.
So Ablow quickly found support. One Million Moms, an offshoot of the conservative American Family Association, urged followers to write protest letters to J. Crew and asserted that 'nontraditional activities ... can be destructive and damaging to a child's identity and self-esteem.'
Just as quickly, there was a backlash from people who liked Beckett's pink toenails. Hundreds of people accepted a Facebook invitation to join 'Pink Toenail Polish Day' on Monday, and Anne Fausto-Sterling, a professor of biology and gender studies at Brown University, urged Lyons' critics to 'take a deep breath' and not worry if kids don't always fit a 'cardboard cutout stereotype of gender roles.'
