Abstract

Have you ever been told, “Don’t cry, you’re a boy,” or “Be cute, you’re a girl”? It can be frustrating when what we are expected to do, or not do, is determined by our gender. But are such expectations really “just the way things are”? This book takes a close look at the many moments in everyday life that make us stop and think, “Something isn’t right.” By examining the assumptions and stereotypes that can limit us, it explores how everyone can live more freely and authentically.

Author’s Information

Kaoru Horiuchi, born in 1963, is a professor at Yokohama National University. Her specialties are home economics education and gender and education. She conducts workshops and interactive classes at universities that train school teachers, and is developing practices that promote awareness of gender. Through outreach lectures to junior high schools and courses for high school students, she also advocates for life career education that enables people to "live authentically." Her numerous books include "Ask Home Economics for the Answers to Life!", "Gender Matters to Consider in Your Teens", and "Home Economics Education for Designing Your Life".