In recent years there has been a push to get rid of gender labels in toys. Why toys should be gender neutral? Parents and activists argue that they hurt girls the most by limiting their access to quality educational toys and creating harmful stereotypes. Research agrees with them. Scientists studying toys stereotyped …

Today, choosing the best toys for kids is no longer about picking a pink or a blue one.  In fact, research has shown that choosing toys based on gender can have harmful effects on kids. This is because gender-specific toys tend to impart certain stereotypes about boys and girls. They …