We've made significant strides towards gender equality over the past century, but children’s toys haven't quite kept up, by reinforcing traditional roles rather than expanding them. With Christmas only a week away, will you be getting gender neutral toys for the children in your lives?

<p>We've made significant strides towards gender equality over the past century, but children&rsquo;s toys haven't quite kept up, by reinforcing traditional roles rather than expanding them. With Christmas only a week away, will you be getting <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-toys-became-gendered-and-why-itll-take-more-than-a-gender-neutral-doll-to-change-how-boys-perceive-femininity-124386">gender neutral toys</a> for the children in your lives?</p>

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