{"id":182338,"date":"2021-08-09T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T02:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=182338"},"modified":"2024-11-29T11:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T03:03:03","slug":"gender-roles-children-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/gender-roles-children-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do parents feel the need to conform to stereotypical gender roles for children in Hong Kong?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raising a child is difficult, we know. As parents, our job is to guide our children so that they can become happy, healthy adults. From <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/best-pre-schools-in-hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preschool<\/a> all the way into <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/applying-for-university-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university<\/a>, children are encouraged to conform to social expectations. Some of these expectations are helpful (Don\u2019t pick your nose!), but some are not. I\u2019m talking about gender roles for children in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<h2>Why gender roles for children are problematic<\/h2>\n<h3>Pink is for girls and blue is for boys<\/h3>\n<p>When I used to teach, several of my students complained about parents who didn\u2019t pay attention to their interests. It wasn\u2019t because these kids were into any outrageous, it was simply because their interests didn\u2019t fit the stereotypes for their gender. Girls were only bought Barbie dolls and kitchen sets and dresses all in pink. Boys who liked to draw and show their artistic side were given superhero action figures to play with. What are we trying to teach children here?<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s from their parents, or their teachers, or from television and social media, many young boys are already taught to be macho (they\u2019re like five years old!) while young girls are taught to be passive. Why does a female child need to learn to be ladylike while a boy is encouraged to get dirty and play in the mud?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_182340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182340\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-182340 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-1-900x643.jpg\" alt=\"a boy and girl lego toy celebrating a birthday party\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-1-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-1.jpg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building blocks are for exploring creativity but sometimes, even they can set rigid gender roles (Photography: @helloimnik via Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even in a city like Hong Kong, which likes to think of itself as forward-thinking, going to the toy store can be an alarming experience. The clear segregation of toys for boys and toys for girls is baffling! You can\u2019t find a single car, robot, or aeroplane in the girl&#8217;s section, whereas you can\u2019t find anything in any hue of pink in the boy&#8217;s section. Okay, keep your colours for marketing sake but how about pink robots for a change? Or blue Easy-Bake ovens?<\/p>\n<h3>How gender roles for children do more harm than good<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_212379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212379\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-3-900x600-1-900x643.jpg\" alt=\"a boy and girl lego toy, both of which are car racers\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-212379 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-3-900x600-1-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-3-900x600-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-3-900x600-1.jpg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-212379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let\u2019s embrace the fact that boys and girls are equally capable (Photography: @ravipalwe via Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Growing up, boys can feel more reluctant to pursue arts and girls can feel more reluctant to take part in sports or pursue science. We do have gender-breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/bitches-in-stitches-francesca-ayala-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">female comedians<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/top-hong-kong-olympic-female-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">female athletes<\/a> in Hong Kong, but their road to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/success-in-hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">success<\/a> has been harder than their male peers. Perhaps things would\u2019ve been different if they were told as children that they could pursue what interests them, regardless of their gender?<\/p>\n<h3>How we can improve going forward<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_212381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212381\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-2-900x600-1-900x643.jpg\" alt=\"four Star Wars legos mimicking Abbey Road\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-212381 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-2-900x600-1-900x643.jpg 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-2-900x600-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/gender-roles-for-children-2-900x600-1.jpg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-212381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here\u2019s to taking the right step forward! (Photography: @danielkcheung via Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No, you do not need to burst a blue balloon for a baby boy and a pink balloon for a baby girl at gender reveal parties, burst whatever friggin\u2019 colour you want to! You also don\u2019t have to be a parent to educate other parents and young children. When you\u2019re talking to a girl, don\u2019t comment on her appearance and ask if she likes princesses. And for a boy, don\u2019t assume that he\u2019s obsessed with sports and superheroes. Not that there&#8217;s anything wrong with either. But it\u2019s better to ask an open-ended question that invites them to share what they are excited about without the pressure of meeting assumed expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to kids when you see one (not a random kid, obvs, but one that you know!) and let them know that, no matter whether they are a boy or a girl, they are free to follow their dreams. When I was a teacher, I\u2019d tell young boys it\u2019s completely harmless to use a pink pencil (though they tried arguing otherwise)! Plus, it feels so good to shape little earthlings, they are our future after all!<\/p>\n<p>Let children play with whatever toys that they like and let\u2019s not even get started on the notion \u201cboys will be boys\u201d, it\u2019s not relevant anymore, people!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raising a child is difficult, we know. As parents, our job is to guide our children so that they can become happy, healthy adults. From preschool all the way into university, children are encouraged to conform to social expectations. Some of these expectations are helpful (Don\u2019t pick your nose!), but some are not. 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