Empowering Gender Equality

Want to understand how gender biases take root in early childhood? Did you know children as young as 3 years old exhibit bias, and girls may start believing they're less smart than boys by ages 5-6? In this insightful episode, Judy Haus (Walnut Creek Program Director) speaks with Michele Bailey and Alexandra Dutton, uncovering the unconscious ways we share our own gender biases and how media reinforces them. More importantly, they offer actionable strategies to help you move past these biases with your young children, fostering an equitable future where every child thrives. Articles to help unpack this topic: 6-Year-Old Girls Already Have Gendered Beliefs About Intelligence https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/six-year-old-girls-already-have-gendered-beliefs-about-intelligence/514340/ Watching Gender: How Stereotypes in Movies and on TV Impact Kids' Development https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/watching-gender-how-stereotypes-in-movies-and-on-tv-impact-kids-development Bias Starts as Early as Preschool, but Can Be Unlearned A new study finds that children show bias at a surprisingly young age. But teachers have ways to address this and create a welcoming classroom.