Moving Beyond Boys and Girls Sections To Gender Neutral Retail

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🗓️ 1 April 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

A bill working its way through the state legislature would require companies with 500 or more employees to have gender neutral sections for children’s clothing and toys or face a fine. According to bill co-author Assemblymember Evan Low, the idea behind AB 1084 is to get away from children having to go to the boys’ section to buy a superhero t-shirt or the girls’ section to buy a doll. KQED’s Katie Orr will discuss the bill and hear from people who say this is long overdue, like low. She will also talk to critics who think this is government overreach. And we want to hear from you: what do you think about retail moving beyond labeling sections as boys or girls? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.4	I'm Katie Orr.
1:14.6	We're all used to seeing separate boys and girls' sections when we walk into big box stores.
1:19.6	But what about the kids who don't identify as either?
1:23.5	A bill working its way through the state legislature would require larger retailers to have gender-neutral sections for children's clothing and toys or face a fine.
1:33.7	What do you think about the idea of getting rid of boys and girls' sections?
1:37.7	We'll hear from people who say this is long overdue and why some think this is government overreach.
1:47.1	That's next on forum right after this news.
2:04.8	Welcome to Forum. I'm Katie Orr. When you walk into a large store, it's pretty common to see kids' stuff separated into different boys and girls' sections. But should it be, a bill
2:10.6	working its way through the California legislature would require larger retailers to have gender
2:15.8	neutral sections for children's clothing and toys or face a fine.
2:20.5	The idea behind the bill is to get away from children having to go to the boys' section to buy a superhero t-shirt or the girl's section to buy a doll.
2:29.6	We'll hear from some people who say this is long overdue and why others think this is government overreach.
2:36.5	And we want to hear from you. What do you think about retail moving beyond labeling sections as
2:42.3	boys or girls? Joining me now is the author of the bill, Democratic Silicon Valley Assembly member
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