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Stephen Johnson – Despite social pressure, boys & girls still prefer gender-typical toys

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Fifty years of research on children's toy preferences shows that kids generally prefer toys oriented toward their own gender.For decades, studies have shown that boys and girls generally prefer playing with toys typically associated with their biological sex: toy trucks for boys and dolls for girls, to give a rough example.These results have remained remarkably stable over the past 50 years, according to a 2020 meta-analysis of research on gender differences in toy preferencesBig ThinkDespite social pressure, boys & girls still prefer gender-typical toys

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Fifty years of research on children's toy preferences shows that kids generally prefer toys oriented toward their own gender.


For decades, studies have shown that boys and girls generally prefer playing with toys typically associated with their biological sex: toy trucks for boys and dolls for girls, to give a rough example.

These results have remained remarkably stable over the past 50 years, according to a 2020 meta-analysis of research on gender differences in toy preferences

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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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