A question regarding gender stereotyping in infants and toddlers. [View All]

[HuckleB]

OK. So, yeah, we're having a baby. And we've been sent some rather incredible baby clothing through an interesting grapevine. It's clothing I wore as an infant, some 36 years ago. One of the items has a train on it. A rather cutesy train, and yet when we showed the clothing to two other supposedly enlightened mothers to be last night, they both noted that this item wouldn't work "if it's a girl." I was shocked, and I replied, "WTF!" Further, they tried to argue that we would accept pink clothes for a girl, when my partner and I made it clear that we're just not "pink people." Neither of us have a stitch of pink clothing, so we're not going to dress our kid that way unless the kid chooses it later. It's a matter of choice for us, but it brought home just how ingrained the gender stereotyping of infants is in our culture. These are accepting, liberal folk who acted this way.

Anyway, I am trying to find articles and research pieces available on the net regarding gender stereotypes and infants and toddlers. My own search has been only semi-successful, so any help that ya'll can pass my way is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Salud.