I was stumped today when my daughter who is in Grade 2 asked, “Daddy, what is sexism?”
I know what sexism is as an adult but how do I explain it to a child in Grade 2?
What are some real-world examples I can give her that she can relate to?
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The idea that some people treat other people differently based on whether they’re a boy or a girl.
Sometimes it’s direct, “no girls allowed” etc
But sometimes it’s sneaky, like how a book might show a boy with a car and a girl with a doll, but never the opposite. And people tend to copy what they see around them, what they read, etc. so maybe it makes people think certain things that might not be true.
The key lesson is that boys and girls aren’t very different, at least not in the way that most people might believe. They’re not different in any way that really matters.
Some people think otherwise and will go around pretending boys must act one way, and girls another. You would call them sexist. Sexism would be believing or acting out on these ideas.
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