1Gendered Toys: A New ApproachGendered Toys: A New ApproachElena Roque RodriguezCentral New Mexico Community College
2Gendered Toys: A New ApproachQuestions:Girls’ Toy 1Girls’ Toy 2Boys’ Toy 1Boys’ Toy 2Neutral 1Neutral 2a. Where in the store were the toys?Designated toy areaDesignated toy areaDesignated toy areaDesignated toy area Toy area-beginning/end aisleToy area beginning/end aisle b. Was the area for the toy designated in some way by the store management?(e.g., games, girl’s toys, boy’s toys, sports, etc.)Yes-toy located in “pretend play” toy aisleYesYes Yes YesYesc. What is the toy?Barbie STEM KitFirst Responder Backpack SetSuper Sense Spider-ManScience Academy-Gross Body LabFisher-Price Mega Bloks-Elephant ParadeOsmo Genius Kitd. What color(s) are in the packaging?Pink with some shades of blue as background, neutral grey for some trimLandscape portrait-blue sky and green grass on back. Front-blues and grey trim, aqua color and purples. Red, blue and light blue for background.Black with red trim and white lettering. reds, blues, yellows …show more content…
There has been apparentprogress towards gender equality in communities across the worldin recent times. When it comes to the world of children,the toys they play with and the clothes they wear, stereotypes have always been very definedandenforced.We try to justify this typeofgender segregation by saying its traditionaland it has always existed. With so many resources and tools in our modern world we should encourage kids to be kids and play with the toys they choose no matter what the cultural or social expectationsare; by doing this we will be raising little boys who will be more nurturingand little girls who can assert themselves without being looked down