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The Gender Neutral Clothes Movement

The Gender Neutral Clothes Movement

How often do you think about the clothes your children wear? Have you ever wondered whether the implicit and explicit messaging on those tee-shirts influence their behavior? Their development? The gender neutral clothes movement is rapidly gaining steam because – while it used to be pink for girls and blue for boys – kids’ fashion now boasts sequins, frills, and plunging cuts for girls and angry action heroes with bulging muscles and moody color palettes for boys.

Children’s fashion is generally broken down into just two differentiations – for boys or for girls. Most stores are literally split down the middle: traditionally “girly” clothing to the left and boys outfits to the right. And while gendered clothing often leads to more purchases for each child and thus generates excessive waste, there are other reasons to give fashion’s gender bias the side-eye. Most concerning, of course, is its impacts on our children’s development, self-expression, and self-esteem.

On today’s show Anastasia Vasilieva offers reasons why you may want to confront the implications of shopping by gender; she also suggests practical advice when buying gender neutral clothes for our children.

 

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[4:00] Prints, fabrics, cuts, and more: Distinguishing gendered clothing from what’s genderless

[6:30] The ‘why’ behind early sexualization in girl’s fashion

[10:00] Two research-backed ways clothing perpetuates traditional gender roles

[20:30] The negative correlation between gendered clothes and self-esteem

[23:00] Three things to look for when buying clothes for the children in our lives

 

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When it comes to children's fashion, these days it's frills and plunging cuts for girls, angry dinosaurs and athletic fabrics for boys. There are plenty of reasons to give fashion's gender bias the side-eye: most concerning, of course, is its impact on our children's development, self-expression, and self-esteem. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: the 'why' and 'how' behind intentional kids' clothes purchasing.

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