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Men can experiment with makeup and fashion – David Bowie portrait

Boys are taught from a young age that fashion and makeup are a girls domain, that it is taboo for them to want to experiment…

Inspiring boys to break the mould

It is very important to me that both my children grow up knowing that they do not have to change who they are, that they…

Raising a child gender free

I’ve been thinking about this case recently, where an eight month old has been issued a health card which does not mention their sex. The…

“That’s a boy thing”

My kids have reached that age. Now the infuriating conversations have started. “Boys do this, girls don’t” “That’s a girls toy” “Girls don’t like that”…

Being an angry woman – and why it scares me

Thanks to my gender I’ve known from a very young age that the expectations for me were radically different than the expectations for a child born…

Let Books Be Books – where’s the harm?

I was very lucky as a child to have a mother who adored books, and she passed this love of reading on to me. I…

“You like to buy us pink toys and everything else is for boys”

I assume you’ve seen the Goldieblox advert by now? If not, have a look, see what you think. First things first, I love the visuals…