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How to shield children from limiting gender messages

My daughter's preschool teacher keeps correcting her when she says she wants to be a firefighter because 'girls can't do that' and I don't know how to protect her dreams without starting a war.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent confronts institutional reinforcement of gender limitations while trying to preserve their child's sense of unlimited possibility.

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“Where Are You with Gender non-conformity across cultures?”

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