A Reading List for Moms Who Want to Raise Feminist Sons | BrightlyOnce I realized that my family would be mostly male (I’m the only double-X here),I oriented myself toward the task of raising proper men. But as those boys edge closer to actual manhood — as the 14-year-feeble’s shoulders derive nearly as broad as his dad’s and the 12-year-feeble starts learning “embarrassing” information approximately sex and reproduction in his health course — I’m feeling my proper-man project needs more specificity. I don’t just want them to be proper. They’re already pretty proper (kind, curious, and mostly respectful,proper huggers).
I want them to be feminists. I want them to understand, reflexively, and that men and women are equal — not because I say so,but because it feels intuitive to them. Because it’s true.
I started talking approximately feminist issues with our sons when they were tots, and I basically haven’t stopped. We talk approximately how women are depicted in commercials and TV shows, or how female politicians are sometimes characterized,and how women are often viewed or labeled in terms of their relationship to a man.
We also turn to books, which can do two things in any mom’s quest to raise feminist sons: help you educate yourself on the challenges and issues around feminism, or present your sons with stories of strong and forthright women and girls.
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