The principle that children of all genders have equal rights to intellectual development, and that systems restricting opportunity based on gender constitute injustice.
Sor Juana's entire life was shaped by gendered restrictions on women's intellectual participation—restrictions she consistently challenged through her work and writing. For children's rights, this concept demands explicit attention to how gender shapes opportunity and constraint. Girls face barriers to STEM education; boys face restrictions on emotional expression and vulnerability; gender non-conforming children face unique violations. Gendered justice in children's rights means ensuring all children can pursue intellectual interests regardless of gender, protecting children from having opportunities limited by gender stereotypes, and recognizing that gender-based restrictions on children's development constitute human rights violations. Sor Juana's work demonstrates that genius and intellectual capacity are not gendered—they exist across all children. True justice requires societies to examine and dismantle the gendered systems that limit children's growth. This concept positions gender equality as fundamental to children's rights and insists that protecting girls' intellectual futures is as essential as supporting all children's freedom from gendered constraint.
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