This is taken from Channel 4's 2017 " The Secret Lives of 5 Year Olds" . The series took a long, hard look at gender stereotypes. The conclusion I took away from the show: children have very clear ideas about the 'innate' characteristics and roles of men and women. Gender stereotyping does feel like a secret. It's something that happens passively. Teachers assume that boys will want the blue stickers and are surprised when the children in their class aren't bothered by the colour of sticker distributed to them (see the NUT's brilliant "Stereotypes stop you doing stuff" ). When gender stereotypes are considered in the Primary School, it's usually a cursory nod to including some strong women role models in the lessons or book corner. The big, horrible, incriminating secret is that teachers pass on harmful gender stereotypes everyday. I do not believe that the responsibility for dismantling the patriarchy lies solely with t