新年快乐! It's Lunar New Year and here are some fun ways to celebrate the holiday. Also, some excellent things going on in the city this week for Winter Break.
Love your newsletter and so many of your ideas. This is just a quick request to move that crunchlab subscription kit out from the “boy mom” heading, since engineering is not just for boys! Our gendered ideas are so deep we often don’t even see them. As a “girl mom” of a six year old who loves engineering and the kits you mention in particular, I’m constantly having to push back against people classifying her interests as masculine. They are for everyone!
Hi Sara! I completely agree—STEAM, engineering, building, and math are absolutely for all kids, girls included. I definitely didn’t intend to reinforce any gender stereotypes, and I really appreciate you calling this out. I shared the kit in that section simply because my 7-year-old son happens to be obsessed with it right now and insisted I include it—it was his enthusiastic recommendation, not a reflection of who I think these kits are for. Thanks for keeping the conversation thoughtful and inclusive.
Love!! Such great recs. Xxx
Love your newsletter and so many of your ideas. This is just a quick request to move that crunchlab subscription kit out from the “boy mom” heading, since engineering is not just for boys! Our gendered ideas are so deep we often don’t even see them. As a “girl mom” of a six year old who loves engineering and the kits you mention in particular, I’m constantly having to push back against people classifying her interests as masculine. They are for everyone!
Hi Sara! I completely agree—STEAM, engineering, building, and math are absolutely for all kids, girls included. I definitely didn’t intend to reinforce any gender stereotypes, and I really appreciate you calling this out. I shared the kit in that section simply because my 7-year-old son happens to be obsessed with it right now and insisted I include it—it was his enthusiastic recommendation, not a reflection of who I think these kits are for. Thanks for keeping the conversation thoughtful and inclusive.