Sandra Bem, a leading expert on sex stereotypes, is an example. Sandra made efforts “to free her son from traditional assumptions. At every opportunity, she emphasized that the only ‘real’ differences between the two sexes were anatomical and also encouraged his interest in ‘feminine’ toys and activities” (Egendorf). Instead of teaching her son how boys should act and aligning him with the gender roles taught by the master narrative, Bem made efforts to teach her son about equality. Bem tried to implant the idea that feminism is not inferior by encouraging his interests in what the society considers “feminine.” Often, feminism is devalued and therefore subjugated under masculinity, resulting in the society considering feminism as deviant with a need to suppress it. However, Bem’s example suggests that parents make efforts to teach the value of feminism so their children would not suppress feminism both in themselves and around them. If such efforts can be made, women who are caged with the gender roles would be freed to fly towards liberation and gender equality in what is now the white man’s
Sandra Bem, a leading expert on sex stereotypes, is an example. Sandra made efforts “to free her son from traditional assumptions. At every opportunity, she emphasized that the only ‘real’ differences between the two sexes were anatomical and also encouraged his interest in ‘feminine’ toys and activities” (Egendorf). Instead of teaching her son how boys should act and aligning him with the gender roles taught by the master narrative, Bem made efforts to teach her son about equality. Bem tried to implant the idea that feminism is not inferior by encouraging his interests in what the society considers “feminine.” Often, feminism is devalued and therefore subjugated under masculinity, resulting in the society considering feminism as deviant with a need to suppress it. However, Bem’s example suggests that parents make efforts to teach the value of feminism so their children would not suppress feminism both in themselves and around them. If such efforts can be made, women who are caged with the gender roles would be freed to fly towards liberation and gender equality in what is now the white man’s