Already in the 1990s, sociologist Sabina Fortinio evoked a “massive silence” and thoughtlessness about boys’ education. Getty Images:
Me too, and in a time of agreement, and when gender equality has become a public concern, should we continue to raise little boys as we always have?
At the beginning of her pregnancy, 36-year-old Leonor was sure of it. the little girl was writhing under his navel. She and her partner will figure out how to lead her into a world where all children, not just boys, have a role to play. He walked the streets of Marseilles, confident that he would know how to protect this child, to strengthen him. A surprise during the second ultrasound. Leonor is actually expecting a baby boy. All of a sudden, a concern wells up in her mind, well aware of feminist issues. “How can my son become a good person, aware of the inequalities and violence suffered by women and actively fight against them?”
The question excites many parents who are a little confused at a time when gender stereotypes are being challenged without clearly emerging new educational avenues. For a long time, to deconstruct them, we focused on girls, encouraged to dream of being an astronaut, a boxer, a chef…
Source: Le Figaro
