Why Gender Matters, Part 1 So far I’ve read about half of Dr.
Leonard Sax’ important book, Why Gender Matters, and thought I’d
share some of his ideas and theories. It’s an immensely valuable
work; gender is taken for granted and even purposely ignored in
our silly, secular culture. I have a friend who is offended when
people call her baby boy a boy, asking that people refer to him
as a “child” or as a “human.” Apparently labeling a child as a
boy or a girl is discriminatory and enforces “gender
stereotypes.” If you’re shaking your head at this right now,
you’re in good company. Dr. Sax’s book is built on the premise
that gender stereotypes (girls being given dolls and boys
baseballs) actually have very little to do with the way a child
(boy or girl) develops and learns. He provides solid, scientific
evidence that boys and girls brains are organized completely
differently and therefore what a child happens to play with is
largely irrelevant to the entire debate. Additionally, calling
one of the sexes ”better”