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In a groundbreaking announcement today, Target unveiled a new plan to remove gendered signage from the toy departments of its nearly 2,000 US stores! The announcement on their company blog read in part, “we never want guests or their families to feel frustrated or limited by the way things are presented. Over the past year, guests have raised important questions about a handful of signs in our stores that offer product suggestions based on gender... We know that shopping preferences and needs change and, as guests have pointed out, in some departments like Toys, Home or Entertainment, suggesting products by gender is unnecessary. We heard you, and we agree. Right now, our teams are working across the store to identify areas where we can phase out gender-based signage.”

This move by Target echoes changes that are also taking place in Europe, where organizations like the UK’s Let Toys Be Toys have pushed to remove gender-based marketing that limits children’s choices and reinforces stereotypes. On their website, they point out why this marketing matters: “children are taking in these messages about what girls and boys are ‘supposed to like’... These rigid boundaries turn children away from their true preferences, and provide a fertile ground for bullying.” And, as they point out, “we’re talking about retailers offering consumers more, not less." By removing gendered signage, it helps break down the idea that girls and boys should automatically prefer certain types of toys -- after all, plenty of girls like Skylanders and many boys are fans of My Little Pony.

Target’s announcement makes a commitment to changing their store marketing in several ways. In addition to organizing toys by theme rather than gender in the toy department, the change will also affect sections like bedding where “signs will no longer feature suggestions for boys or girls, just kids.” In sections like toys, not only will they end the use of gendered signage, but other references to gender, “including the use of pink, blue, yellow or green paper on the back walls of our shelves,” will be removed. By the time the changes are implemented over the next few months, Target will have taken a tremendous step toward making all of their toys more accessible to all children -- and that’s a great thing for girls and boys alike!

To let Target know that you appreciate these changes -- and encourage other major retailers to follow suit -- please leave a note of support on their page at Target. To read Target's announcement on their blog, visit http://bit.ly/1MaAlwX

For an excellent new release for parents that explores why such stereotyping matters and offers guidance on how to raise kids free of gender stereotypes, check out "Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue" at http://www.amightygirl.com/parenting-beyond-pink-and-blue

On A Mighty Girl, we feature thousands of empowering toys that reflect the diverse range of children's interests including science, arts & crafts, building, and pretend play. While our toy collection was created with Mighty Girls in mind, we believe both girls and boys will love the featured toys, just as we believe that all children benefit from the girl-empowering books and resources found throughout A Mighty Girl. To browse our toy section, which is sortable by age and theme using the left menu filters, visit http://www.amightygirl.com/toys

A wonderful book for young children about countering stereotypes is “Not All Princesses Dress in Pink” featuring a diverse array of princesses that climb trees, play sports, stomp in mud puddles, and drive dump trucks -- all while wearing a tiara and clothing of every color in the rainbow! For ages 4 to 8 at http://www.amightygirl.com/not-all-princesses-dress-in-pink

And, for books for children and teens about girls and women who challenged the gender stereotypes, visit our "Gender Discrimination" section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/social-issues/prejudice-discrimination?cat=69

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11 Projects That Will Inspire You to Fight Gender Stereotypes Read what 11 teams of young people did to fight sexism and racism on campus. I dare you to walk away uninspired! Read more »

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