Society as a whole, however, still encourages the "Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls" mentality. These stereotypical philosophies, as well as the behaviours they foment, exist for many reasons, most of all, parental encouragement. Read more in my post published by The Good Men Project:

Boys WILL Be Boys, Because We WANT Them to Be

Cheers,

KB.

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