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She illustrates the Catch-22 that occurs when shops that repel women simultaneously complain that women don’t buy comics in a

Gender

The More Feminine Women Are, The Worse People Assume They Are at Science

April 19, 2017May 26, 2018 John Marcotte bias, discrimination, gender, STEM

People assume feminine women are unlikely to be scientists, but more likely to be preschool teachers, according to a depressing new study. While

Gender Toys

GoldieBlox Is Right – Girls Need More Heroes

December 1, 2015May 26, 2018 Heroic Girls goldieblox

by Sharon Choksi Why do I applaud the latest GoldieBlox video about heroes? Because my daughter thought Katniss was a

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Target Succumbs to the Dark Side: Replaces Leia on Shirt

October 16, 2015May 26, 2018 John Marcotte darth vader, leia, princess leia, star wars

Sigh. Aren’t we supposed to be past this by now? Target released a new line-up of Star Wars clothing in

Gender

Hungarian artist’s gender-flipped Avengers look incredible

May 16, 2015May 26, 2018 John Marcotte Amber Heard, black widow, captain america, chris pine, Hawkeye, Hulk, iron man, Iron woman, Kate Bekinsale, Kristen Stewart, Loki, Mila Kunis, Shailene Woodley, thor

An 18-year-old Hungarian artist named Agnes gender-flipped the Avengers using A-List celebrities, some cosplay photos and PhotoShop, posted the results

Featured Gender Real Life Heroes Videos

TEDx: Girls Can Be Their Own Superheroes

March 23, 2015May 26, 2018 John Marcotte action figures, barbie, gender, Heroic Girls, John Marcotte, Let Toys Be Toys, ms. marvel, TED Talk, TEDx Talk. TEDx Sacramento, toys, wonder woman

John Marcotte, founder of Heroic Girls, challenges the audience to look beyond what is labeled as “girly” or “feminine” to

Gender

Empower Your Princess-Obsessed Preschooler with Media Literacy in Four Easy Steps!

November 17, 2014May 26, 2018 Rebecca Hains princess, princess culture, the princess problem

When little girls become princess-obsessed, parents react with a mix of “aww” and shock. Seeing a toddler in a princess

Gender

The Princess Problem

October 31, 2014May 26, 2018 John Marcotte david trumble, dr. rebecca hains, princess culture, the princess problem, Women You Should know

Our good friends at Women You Should Know put together this nice little interview with political cartoonist/illustrator David Trumble who partnered

Cosplay Gender

Costumes So Cute, It’s Scary

October 28, 2014May 26, 2018 John Marcotte anya, costume, halloween, stella

We went to the local Halloween superstore for some supplies. While we were browsing, my wife Patti noticed they had

Gender Heroic Style Toys

The Trouble with Barbie

October 16, 2014June 11, 2018 John Marcotte barbie, gender norms, over sexualization, stereotypes

I’ve always had an uneasy relationship with Barbie. As a male, she represented the “pink” aisle — a literal “no man’s land”