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.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent confronts institutional reinforcement of gender limitations while trying to preserve their child's sense of unlimited possibility.
“Where Are You with Gender non-conformity across cultures?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.