Gender Issues in Children's Literature: Then and Now

Gender Issues in Children's Literature: At that time and now the Charlotte Network, Green Gables, Anne, Treasure Island, Cinderella and Green's brotherhood fairy tales are the treasure of basic literature for children. They cover their beauty, villains, conflicts, and happy endings. I remember many of us until today. But, as children of society, do you understand the influence of these stories on gender perception? While parents, teachers, and other social actors tell their children about the sex role in early childhood, the influence that child literature has on sexuality, stereotypy, and sometimes sexism is affected by many educators,

Imbalance between men and women in children's literature due to lack of various expression forms. In gender and social issues in 2011, the research on "gender issues in children's books in the 20th century" has found a big difference. This study, led by the sociology professor of Florida State University Janice McCabe, 57% of men publishing about 6,000 children's books published from 1900 to 2000 in a year. Character studies show that male animals are the central figure in 23% of books, while women are only 7.5%. When suggesting these narrow personality, it is difficult for children to express themselves with sexual duality and role. Many parents read their childhood love to their children through cute plots and beautiful illustrations.

Since most readers tend to express themselves using letters in their gender books, the way that children's books and literature as a whole expresses gender is important. The impact of literature on children is particularly strong. They often use role-playing gender characters and ideologies in children's books, gradually forming the impression of women and men.

Judith Butler's concept of gender performance is also related to gender-specific children's literature by analyzing ways of expressing personality, reflected in children's literary criticism. Butler defined gender performance: "Production actually happens through some kind of repetition and recitation." Butler also told the view that "acting is a discourse model that introduces ontological effects". Butler's theme is an adult's theme, but the concept of iteration is beyond the theme of childhood. Both Butler and Rakan believe that repetition is a potential factor in forming a person's identity and then children can apply it to children's literature by reading books repeatedly.