Children's picture books contribute to children's development of gender identity and can
impact aspirations and expectations of roles in families and society. However, the world …

As a reflection of prominent cultural norms, children's literature plays an integral role in the
acquisition and development of societal attitudes. Previous reports of male …

Globally, women are underrepresented in politics. We propose developmental psychology
offers an important, yet underused, theoretical lens for understanding and counteracting the …

It is estimated that a third of children know someone living with dementia, and there are now
many picturebooks for young children that help to explain the changes dementia can bring …

Discursive choices are recognized by both academic and dementia communities as being
central to the perpetuation (or challenging) of dementia-related stigma. Yet, the focus of the …

The underrepresentation of women and girls in children's picture books and the use of
gender stereotypes persists, as seen in a sample of 335 books published between 2010 and …

The visibility of female role models in science is vital for engaging and retaining women in
scientific fields. In this study, we analyse four senior secondary science courses delivered …

The study aims to explore the portrayal of gender and the representation of gender roles in
picturebooks written for children aged 3–6 in Turkey, with a view to assessing whether these …

The presence of gender-related professional stereotypes has been detected as early as
preschool. The value of counterstereotypical role model interventions in triggering changes …

This study was designed to test how well a commercial intervention with a highly feminized
role model (Barbie) worked to improve pre-adolescent girls' interest and performance in …