Examples of Early Gender Socialization

*Question: Ever wonder why at "gender revel" parties, there is usually a box that either contacts a blue or pink ballon that identifies what the gender of the unborn child will be?*
-- The answer to this is that, people automatically think that blue is ONLY for BOYS. And the color pink is ONLY for girls.

• Children start facing norms that define "masculine" and "feminine" from an early age. Boys are told not to cry, not to fear, not to be forgiving and instead to be assertive, and strong. 
• Girls on the other hand are asked not to be demanding, to be forgiving and accommodating and "ladylike". 
• These gender roles and expectations have large scale ramifications. 
• In many parts of the world, girls face discrimination in the care they receive in terms of their access to nutritious foods and health care, leading them to believe that they deserve to be treated differently than boys. 
• The degree of gender differences observed varies in all cultures in respect to infant, toddler and young child health, nutrition, care developmental activities, education, hygiene and protection.