e nature of men and women, how they are treated and their roles in society (104). In addition, commercials geared toward boys tend to be fast paced and action filled; for girls, quiet and feminine with soft background music. To combat this, parents simply need to pay attention to what their children watch and limit the programs that contain blatant gender biases or stereotypes. As weve seen, there are a variety of things that influence children as they develop concepts of how their gender should act. At first, its difficult to see the problem. Our society runs smoothly as it is, with most of its need being met by one gender or the other. But imagine if some of the barriers between men and women were erased. What would be possible if more women were doctors and politicians and more men were primary child-care providers? The answer could be a simple as changing the way our children play with their toys....
