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What's the greatest lesson a woman should learn?

Since day one, she has already had everything she needs within herself.
It's the world that has convinced her she did not.

This poem perfectly defines the stereotypes that could weigh on a girl's back. A poem writer, previously called feminist, has made beautiful poems that go against every disencouraging word that has been said to a girl just to wear her down. Yet another stereotype defiying poem. I once watched a video about stereotypes called "The Lie." It broke my heart. But what really caught my eye was the words at the end: If a 9 year old is saying them, don't you think it's time to stop the lies?

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Remember what you must do
When they undervalue you
When they think
Your softness is your weakness,
When they treat your kindness
Like it is their advantage

You awaken
Every dragon,
Every wolf,
Every monster
That sleeps inside you
And you remind them
What hell looks like
When it wears the skin
Of a gentle human

Fire shows that you can be kind, but do not let others underestimate you because of it. You should not take kindness for granted, espcially when you have done nothing to that person to deserve their kindness. People are kind because they know it's the right thing to do. It's not the right thing when you undervalue them because of it. I try to be kind. Once I made a test. I held the door. 2 out of 15 people said "Thank you." This shows just how much kindness is undervalued in the world. So for all our sakes, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO BE KIND! We shouldn't act like we own the world just because someone held the door for us. Kindness to you is a privlege, not a right.

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You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I rise

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainy of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise

This bittersweet poem on sexism shows that yet they may exist, stereotypes do not tie down our lives. They do not touch our personality, damage our spirit. They do not define who you are. I've had my experience with stereotypes in my life, such as: All people with glasses are super smart. All smart people are dorky and nerds. All girls love pink and dolphins and hearts. (I do like dolphins, but thats off-topic [plus, I'm +) All whites are racist. Most of these are wrong. (Except for the dolphins. I don't care what the stereotypes are, I love dolphins, and YOU CAN'T STOP ME. BWAHAHAHA) Just because some random person says you are, you don't have to be what you are not. I'm not racist. I know I'm not. I actually want to be an activist AGAINST racism and sexism and all those bad isms. you don't have to be a bad person just because they say you are.

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This is a story about a young boy with big dreams. There are many stereotypes confining girls to certain things. Those are easily broken. This book shows: Why can't a boy be a ballerina?

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley has a stereotype shattering book published in 2006. The main character; Nate; is constantly teased by his brother for wanting to be a ballerina. When Nate finally starts to persue his dreams of dancing, he starts to believe his brother's nags about having to wear a pink tutu and shoes as he notices: he is the only boy in class! Ignoring the bad thoughts, Nate continues to dance, releasing his dream skill that can finally be practiced. This story gives off a strong determination to do your own thing, no matter what people say you can or cannot do, that my life full of weighing stereotypes can strongly relate to.

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When people hear: basketball! Most of them think of boys shooting hoops and dribbling the ball across the gym. Not many think of girls doing the slam dunks. It's really unfair, due to the fact that people doubting that many girls can't play basketball discouraged them to try. Now there are about 150,000 more boys playing than girls. The Covid-19 pandemic made both rates drop, but girls playing dropped by 12,000. Boys only dropped by 11,000.

This book shows girls don't have to play like playing with dolls. Lulu, the main character, prefers playing basketball. She'd rather shoot hoops than play dress-up. Then, she gets an idea. Why not make a Basket Ball? Instead of ballgowns, girls are trading in their dresses to wear basketball jerseys and high-top heels! Girls travel from all over the world to attend, shooting hoops, showing off their skills, and creating a league of their very own. This book denies all the "Girlie Girl" stereotypes. They can have something else to do than dress up dolls and do each other's hair. I am +, but I still refer to myself as "She/her, They/them". I look like a girlmost of the time. I read stuff and play games many girls like. But let me tell you: I have almost no pink clothes. I like dark colors better. I have almost never played with dolls. My favorite game is Roblox, not anything to do with salons or pink bows. I'm not a Girlie Girl. I don't have to be. You don't, either. Please, remember that.

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Jess and Ben are the 2 main characters in this book. Twins, who are learning just how many similarities there are between girls and boys. They both know what the whole world should know: In the end, we are both living creatures. We both have two eyes, two ears, a nose, a mouth. We both walk upright. We are both humans. Sure, we may not both share a favorite song, or taste in food, but the similarities outweigh the differences. We are the same. I have heard stereotypes before. Almost no people in the world have not. Do you really think that if a random person walks up to you and says: Why are you playing sports? Girls only like dolls. Or: Stop wearing pink! A real boy doesn't like "Girlie Girl" things! its gonna be true? Think again.

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Rating shows: Adults think boy's pain is worse than girl's for the same thing.

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Rating shows: Adults think boy's pain is worse than girl's for the same thing.

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A test was made for both boys and girls. A doctor was to prick a needle into both a boy's finger, and a girl's. Both the children yowled: OW! The doctors then took a rating: How bad did adults think the child's pain was, on a scale of 1 to 100? For the boy: the average was 50.42. For the girl? 45.90.

Unsurprisingly, mothers chose their child's pain as equal. Very surprisingly: many fathers favored their sons, rating their pain as higher than their daughters. If parents say they have no favorites, this could be proof many of them are lying. This is just another thing that could weigh on a little girl's back. When will the world acheive gender equality? Those little girls did nothing to earn the world's disencouragement, and neither did any of you. I've moved on from stereotypes. But many girls lay on their bed crying because their parents favored their son or they yelled at her for not liking dolls or pink. I know how to deal with stereotypes. They don't. So isn't it time to stop the lies and favoritism before we break any more hearts?

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Newsela | Americans react to a girl's pain differently than a boy's, a study says

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A "new research area" into how boys and girls feel and report pain differently

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This article shows just one of the many stereotypes about girls. Many people don't know the stereotypes, but they are everywhere.

This article shows the stereotype that the company Clarks held within its simplest things: shoes. Dolly Babe and Leader. Those were the names of the shoes. Can you guess which one was meant for girls? For boys? A mom shopping online for shoes for her kids found this horrifying. The name alone showed a mighty amount of sexism. Is it fair that many inspire a generation of little boys to become leaders, while the best hope for a girl is to be a "Dolly Babe"?

This is simaler to a ad before, for the store "The Gap". The worst thing about it was the pics of a little girl and a little boy, both wearing the shoes. The girl had on a pink and white sweater with the Gap logo. She also wore a shiny cat ear headband. There were words next to the girl: The social butterfly. The boy wore a T-shirt printed with the face of Albert Einstein. The words next to the boy: the little scholar. Even worse: Both children were smiling. That is showing they are happy. Do you think they would be as happy if they saw the real ad?

This just shows how many stereotypes there are in the world. In fact, there is almost no people in the world, a very few,who have never heard of a single stereotype. Just remember this if you are ever feeling down because someone told you something about yourself that's not true, but still hurt. THEY DON'T KNOW THE REAL YOU. THEY CAN'T HURT YOU WITH WORDS. THEY DON'T DEFINE WHO YOU ARE.

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Newsela | Clarks withdraws girls' school shoe after claims of sexism

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Shoe maker Clarks takes a step back, withdrawing the girls' style called "Dolly Babe" from shelves where the boys' model is "Leader."

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This article explains what the letters and symbols in LGBTQIA+ stand for, and what they mean to the people who are part of a letter or symbol.

This article meant a lot to me, as before I read it I was struggling with the fact that I was +, but didn't know it. I had no clue that there were many other genders than just boy and girl, and thought I was trapped being defined by something I didn't exactly like being defined by. After, I kinda felt like I had discovered myself all over again. I felt FREE.

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