When a little boy asserts himself, he's called a “leader.” Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded “bossy.” Words like bossy send a message: don't raise your hand or speak up. By middle school, girls are less interested in leading than boys—a trend that continues into adulthood. Together we can encourage girls to lead.
Pledge to Ban Bossy.
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This happened to pop up on Google right after media class today. I think we should give girls, and boys, more opportunities to be themselves and go after their goals, whatever they may be. We have strict gender stereotypes that are reinforced by the media and I think we need to be careful with how we talk to and treat our children based on gender. This campaign is interesting to me and I am definitely going to look into what they are planning to do to change the stereotype.
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