I think it is a mistake for us to continually develop these sex segregated fix-it programs. I think we should be looking at things, especially on a state and national level, in terms of how sex role stereotyping and bias affect both genders. Many of us are educators, and as educators we must be concerned about the education and well being of all students. To me, these types of responses seem immature in a movement I thought would have progressed further by now.
People already know how to treat people differently.
I always thought those who cared about gender equity would develop models for teaching all children respect for others and for helping each child to reach their potential free of bias and stereotyping. I am the director of the Center for Washington Nontraditional Training and Employment and I am coordinating a statewide conference focusing on recruiting females and girls into nontraditional training in the college system.