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Probably because society has different expectations when it comes to men and women which in turn can cause different behaviors. For example I had a teacher that would only read "gender neutral" stories to her daughter since she didn't like the message sent by the typical "princess waiting to be saved by the prince on a white horse" story.


One of the favorites in my home as a child was "The Paper-bag Princess." It's a turnabout on that old prince charming tale.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paper_Bag_Princess




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