I'm not sure if we'll have time enough for this tomorrow during the presentation, but I think it's a very compelling message. Not directly about schooling, but indeed about education and gender "differences." Raises some questions: if girls were provided with encouragement and enrichment (toys), would they be more successful in the math/science fields?
Check it out!
TOYZ TOYZ TOYZ (for girls!)
And here's the company website: goldie blox
What do you think??
-Maggie
Hi Maggie!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I took a class "Women in Journalism and Cultural Context" and we discussed specifically how toys are marketed to always demonstrate passive girls vs. active boys. Goldie Blox is confronting a learned norm of little girls and the "pink,princess" stereotype. Is attempting to expand the possibilities of little girls being more than just pink. This idea resonates with the continuous dialogue in our class about not playing the role, society has designated for us to play.
---Gisel A.K.A G-Money (jk lol)