Even in this age of advanced technology and supposedly progressive ideologies, there are still people who like to impose and instill in the children’s minds gender stereotypes that are old-fashioned to say the least. Ultimately, these children are forced into their “gender roles”- and and that is exactly a path that we need to steer away from. It is flawed to think that a society can define a person’s gender based on personal preferences like colors, toys, and hobbies. There’s nothing wrong with choosing things that agree with the norm, but the problem lies when it becomes a bone-deep belief that to choose otherwise will make you less of a male or female. The pressure is more evident and burdensome on boys, as we slowly see girls being accepted when they play sports or become engineers and career women, in contrast to how boys are treated when they display a particular fondness for cooking or the color pink. In such instances, their worth as a male seems to decrease in the eyes of society. This is unjust because a person’s personal preference or passion should not make him or her less than others of the same gender. For the full article, click on this link…