Gender Identity and Expression in the Early Childhood Classroom: Influences on Development Within Sociocultural Contexts

Author/teacher Jamie Solomon’s article shares highlights from projects that addressed three research questions:  1) How can I offer a curriculum that provides children with more opportunities for acting outside of traditional gender roles? 2) How can I encourage and support children who wish to behave outside of traditional gender roles? And 3) How can I foster increasingly flexible thinking about gender among 4- and 5-year-old children?