More Civil Societies with Eva Cox: Youth and Gender

Why do girls have to be princesses and boys superheroes, how does this shape our children’s understanding of the world?

With International Women’s Day coming up and the me too movement taking over the internet sphere, we have to ask What does our society say about gender roles? What are we teaching our kids and does this lead to issues in terms of gender dis-empowerment?

There are so many studies on gender roles and how young children perceive their gender identity. Eva Cox delves into how we have shaped gender norms as a society and what we need to do to change them.