Girls can be anything … but boys will be boys

Girls can be anything … but boys will be boys JULIET WILLAMS

Gender Based Advocacy

Girls Advocacy

Boys Advocacy

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Rejects biological essentialism

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Embraces biological essentialism

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Social equality framework

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Hormone-neurological framework

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Reforms debates neglects “the role of masculine socialization plays in setting boys up to fail” (Williams, 2013, p. 534)

Critique of Gurian u 

Contradiction:

“nature based approaches” suggest girls biological predisposition need to be overcome, whereas boys biological wiring need to be fostered. u 

Yet, the accommodationist position downplays masculine socialization and renders dominate white male masculinity as normative

Think Pair Share u 

Think of one example of a current gender base advocacy to test William’s argument:

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How might the law particularly “anti-stereotyping principle” be applied to the chosen example?