Even six-year-olds have gender prejudices

Even six-year-olds have gender prejudices

Even before they start school, children internalize outdated stereotypes and prejudices. © BrianAJackson/iStock

Are girls or boys more competent? Children often ask themselves this question before they start school. But they often answer this with unjustified prejudices, as a new study shows. From the age of six, children think that boys are interested in the MINT subjects of computer science and technology

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