Here's an article I found online (and a link giving credit). I agree that the way we gender-ize children is unnecessary and am happy to see that many little girls have the freedom to play with "boy toys" and move into occupations which have been primarily held by men. I am unhappy with the unequal treatment boys receive at this same stage. Not only are they discouraged from playing with "girl toys" but even emotions other than aggression are ostracized by society. When did showing emotions become a feminine only quality? Emotions are gender neutral and natural to all humans.
There's Something Absolutely Wrong With What We Do To Boys Before They Grow Into Men
"Be a man" is something we've all heard at one time or another, even a few of the women reading this right now. Being a "man" in that sense means something completely different to me (and maybe you, too) than what that phrase implies.
I can't even begin to describe the toll that the concept of masculinity has taken on my life. And it's felt everywhere. It's time we make changes, starting from within ourselves.
http://www.upworthy.com/theres-something-absolutely-wrong-with-what-we-do-to-boys-before-they-grow-into-men?c=gt1