It is a common trap that publishers and booksellers fall into that we tend to classify books as "boy books" and "girl books" when making recommendations to potential readers. Last week, just in time for International Women's Day, a campaign called "Let Books Be Books" launched in the UK and is quickly gaining traction. The point of this campaign is to remove gender specific marketing from children's books, and to stop pushing the old ideas of pink and blue on readers.
Eliminating Gender Division In Books
Eliminating Gender Division In Books
Eliminating Gender Division In Books
It is a common trap that publishers and booksellers fall into that we tend to classify books as "boy books" and "girl books" when making recommendations to potential readers. Last week, just in time for International Women's Day, a campaign called "Let Books Be Books" launched in the UK and is quickly gaining traction. The point of this campaign is to remove gender specific marketing from children's books, and to stop pushing the old ideas of pink and blue on readers.
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