Gender Roles
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I agree. Women who stay at home can be just as strong as women who work outside the home. But, I'm not going to lie and say when I see a woman being an engineer, a scientist, or even a farmer doesn't put a smile on my face. I feel proud when I see women being represented in a variety of careers (stay at home or something outside the home). I also agree, that seeing this diversity is beneficial to both boys and girls.gaporter wrote:I originally brought up this point in my other post because I was thinking of how my step-nieces would react to Bamma staying busy in the house while Beau works outside. Bamma does take a large part of the story in interacting with the animals, so the book is better in this regard than many other old fashioned stories where women are nearly invisible. That being said, however, it would be nice to see some variety in gender roles in childrens' books. Nobody argues that women that work in the home are not strong, of course, but roles in society are changing and adapting and children are very perceptive to these subtle messages. Studies show that being exposed to positive, active female role models in stories is very beneficial to kids, both boys and girls.
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My point, is that even though the wife had a different role than the husband in the story, it wasn't a meek role. It wasn't a role of the weak woman who submits to her husband. It was simply her role in the family.
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