As the boy begins to grow, he is given a miniature basketball and a hoop to play with. The girl is given dolls an d doll clothes to dress them up in. Even going further, eventually the boy may play with Legos and Lincoln Logs and the girl gets a PlaySchool oven and a plastic tea set with which to play house. ... Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... Why are the girls expected to do four times as much work around the house than the boys are? ...

• Word Count: 1786
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

As the boy begins to grow, he is given a miniature basketball and a hoop to play with. The girl is given dolls an d doll clothes to dress them up in. Even going further, eventually the boy may play with Legos and Lincoln Logs and the girl gets a PlaySchool oven and a plastic tea set with which to play house. ... Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... Why are the girls expected to do four times as much work around the house than the boys are? ...

• Word Count: 1784
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

X enjoys playing sports, but at the same time, X enjoys playing house too. ... As the story develops we the reader uncover much controversy is being raised by neighboring children's parents because their little boy is now playing with dolls like X, or the little girls are now wearing checkered overalls like X. ... The gender of X does not matter to the other children, but because X liked dolls and wore overalls the parents cared. ... What is wrong with a child liking both football and dolls? ...

• Word Count: 1388
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Bouchard was immediately taken back and later expressed on social media her outrage for her athletic accomplishments being overlooked in the interview and for her being treated like a doll on display instead of a respected athlete. ... For example, for the collegiate basketball tournament, tickets to the men's games are often played in venues such as Madison Square Garden and are still sold out. ... The news media often separates female athletes into categories based on whether they play masculine or feminine sports. Although more girls and women play traditionally "male" spor...

• Word Count: 2215
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They are learning to weave, tidy up the house, and bring water from the sea, when they are not tending to the children. ... The boys are taught early that they have the opportunity to play a higher, more prestigious role in the village than the girls. ... The reasons of role are similar, as the interests of play and socialization may be different. ... In turn, the men are not allowed to enter the formal weaving house or the house where the women are making the tapa in a group. ... This could be caused, in part by the way that girls are given kitchen sets and baby dolls as children, and bo...

• Word Count: 2174
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School