Is It Harder for Boys than Girls to Be Who They Really Are?

Ben enjoys a chocolate chip cake pop with raspberry frosting (his very specific request) at his birthday party.

As I have written before in contemplating my son’s nontraditional choices of toys and clothing, the double standard at work in how we respond to children who don’t conform to gender stereotypes is rooted in a culture that values men and male stereotypes (physical strength, earning power, toughness) over women and female stereotypes (emotion, empathy, [...]