A review by erinkelly
Tomboy: The Surprising History and Future of Girls Who Dare to Be Different by Lisa Selin Davis

4.0

This book was a really thorough dive in to gender roles and the gender binary. I honestly learned a lot about all the different terms out there and the binary that we're inflicting on children. I think this is a necessary read for most people 30+ to learn about all the ways that people identify with their gender. I enjoyed the first half the most as it discussed more of child development and the ways that sterotypes are internalized by kids at a very young age. The second half dealt more with gender identification as an adult, which is still very valuable. I read this for my family's book club and am curious to hear everyone's thoughts! I thought the author also did a great job of sifting through all the data out there and stating when some conclusions didn't make sense, etc. She seems like a really reliable source.