Color and the making of gender in early childhood

Maybe gender differences in color preference are just an anchor for children's gender identity performance.

What was I supposed to do, not report the results?

Drip, drip, drip... The evidence accumulates about women's reddish clothing choices.

Parents live in the gendered world of their children, too

I did a little research hinting at the way gendered childhood might affect parents - by looking at how the gender of their children affected their favorite colors. Because gendering - especially around consumption - is so fierce, I figure that's got to be the tip of the iceberg. I thought of that walking to…

Gender of kids, gender of parents (via color preference)

Color survey results published -- and where they came from.

Pink and blue kid(s)

You're busted as a product of socialization.

Little man meet little cupcake

What will we use to wrap the little women?

Was FDR born that way?

What would a gay 5-year-old in 1884 have done?

Doing color with babies

Color is everywhere. Gender is everywhere. Discuss.

Your color preference

I've recently written a little about color preferences and how people dress their children. Now I'm curious to know more, so I put up a short survey here. It's on Survey Monkey, it's free and anonymous, and will only take a minute or two. I'll post results here when I get them in. If you like,…

Color gender by the numbers

More far-fetched explanations for boy-blue/girl-pink.