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Do you have a son? What did you do about this?⁣
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“And it made me think—as the mother of a seven-year-old girl, I had been so consumed with female empowerment in the fight for gender equality that I had overlooked my son. At just three years old, he was already picking up on the saturation of the media’s ‘girl power’ messaging, and was now confused about his own role in the world.”⁣
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When girl power, me too and times up backfires... read my latest piece for @harpersbazaarus by clicking the link in my bio and going to the article “How Feminism Is Stifling Our Sons.” Share with a mom or dad of young boys. Illustration: Erin Lux

Do you have a son? What did you do about this?⁣ ⁣ “And it made me think—as the mother of a seven-year-old girl, I had been so consumed with female empowerment in the fight for gender equality that I had overlooked my son. At just three years old, he was already picking up on the saturation of the media’s ‘girl power’ messaging, and was now confused about his own role in the world.”⁣ ⁣ When girl power, me too and times up backfires... read my latest piece for @harpersbazaarus by clicking the link in my bio and going to the article “How Feminism Is Stifling Our Sons.” Share with a mom or dad of young boys. Illustration: Erin Lux

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