Gender

latest gender news and features

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  American couples want first child to be a boy

  Apr 17th, 2013

  Couples want their first child to be a boy – because boys are easier than girls (apparently).

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  Do you call your daughter Princess?

  Is calling your young daughter a Princess blatant sexism? Have your say on Parentdish

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  Mum raised baby girl as a boy for two years - and even fooled the father

  Nov 29th, 2012

  For two years, a mother fooled her baby’s father that they were raising a boy – when in fact the...

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  Mum told her newborn baby girl might be a boy (but docs couldn't be sure for three months)

  Nov 5th, 2012

  When Emma Sohrabian was told she'd given birth to a baby girl, she couldn't wait to tell family and...

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  Parents raise son as a girl after he tried to cut off his penis with scissors

  Oct 3rd, 2012

  A horrified mother has revealed how she found her four-year-old son trying to cut off his penis...

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  Children's books that beat the gender stereotypes

  It doesn’t always have to be mum stays at home and dad goes to work. We look at the top ten...

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  The latest craze for parents-to-be: The Gender Reveal Party

  First came baby showers, now the latest craze to cross the Pond from America is the Gender Reveal...

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  Hermaphrodite decides to become a woman - after 40 years living as an unhappy man

  Feb 28th, 2012

  A woman born with both male and female genitals has lived as a man for over 40 years because her...

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  Boys should be able to wear skirts to school, says children's adviser

  Feb 13th, 2012

  Family campaigners have reacted angrily to a children's adviser's call for boys to be allowed to...

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