http://www.dailylife.com.au/life-and-love/parenting-and-families/the-gender-bias-in-childrens-books-20131118-2xqzz.html
This article is about gender bias in children books. In children books, there are more male protagonists than females protagonists. Also, studies have shown that if a children's book has a female protagonist, it is more likely for little girls to read. The article also claims that this is the reason young boys grow up saying that they hate young girls. Children's books are just another way of conditioning children that males have bigger privilege than females.
i took the time to read this article and i was surprised on what i read. I did not realize that there are more male protagonists than female protagonists in books. It is disappointing and it does not give woman the equal rights that men have. Not having a lot of female protagonists in books make woman look weak and as if they are not able to handle harsh situations, or to take on challenges. Also in a lot of the books that i have read, when a female character has played the role of a protagonists, they have been boring (Peter Pan's female roles).
ReplyDeleteIn all honesty i would love to see more female protagonists in books, it would boast the self esteem of woman. Also it would make woman feel more powerful and put them equal to men for once!
Before entering diversity class I didn't realize how much racism ,male priveldege and other negative themes were in children books, while reading the article I came across a paragraph that said,"The fact is that in forming an identity boys seek membership of a group. White privileged male doesn’t look much like a group – but there’s no doubt it’s a way of life that boys and girls increasingly absorb and accept as they grow up. It’s therefore vital that we encourage our kids to watch movies, observe life and read books that are not all written from the perspective of male protagonists
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