Parenting, education, and research resources on gender stereotypes, femininity, and femmephobia.
Explore practical tools, readings, and evidence-based materials for caregivers, educators, and professionals working with children and families.
These resources support the Beyond Sugar & Spice Parenting Workbook and Webinar, providing deeper research, examples, and practical tools.
Parenting Resources: For Parents and Caregivers
Resources to help you understand femmephobia in everyday family life and what you can do about it — practical guides, articles, and reading recommendations.
Critically Feminizing Family Science: Using Femme Theory to Generate Novel Approaches for the Study of Families and Relationships
Critically Feminizing Family Science: Using Femme Theory to Generate Novel Approaches for the Study of Families and Relationships
Free Activity Pages: Beyond Sugar & Spice Parenting Workbook
Free Activity Pages: Beyond Sugar & Spice Parenting Workbook
Gender behaviours as predictors of peer acceptance and victimization.
Gender behaviours as predictors of peer acceptance and victimization.
Level Playground Fact Sheets
Level Playground Fact Sheets
Level Playground Resource Hub
Level Playground Resource Hub
The Impossible Balance: Double Binds of Femininity
The Impossible Balance: Double Binds of Femininity
The Spectacular Femininity of Bimbos and ‘Barbie’
The Spectacular Femininity of Bimbos and ‘Barbie’
What is Femmephobia?
What is Femmephobia?
Why girls can be boyish but boys can't be girlish
Why girls can be boyish but boys can't be girlish
Education Resources: For Teachers and Educators
Tools and readings for teachers, school counsellors, and childcare professionals who work with children of all ages.
“Because Boys Don’t Do Ballet”: Boys, Femmephobia, and the Potentials of a Femininity-Affirmative Pedagogy in Kindergarten
“Because Boys Don’t Do Ballet”: Boys, Femmephobia, and the Potentials of a Femininity-Affirmative Pedagogy in Kindergarten
Critically Feminizing Family Science: Using Femme Theory to Generate Novel Approaches for the Study of Families and Relationships
Critically Feminizing Family Science: Using Femme Theory to Generate Novel Approaches for the Study of Families and Relationships
Does Femininity Need a Makeover?
Does Femininity Need a Makeover?
Femmephobia: Q&A with Dr. Rhea Ashley Hoskin
Femmephobia: Q&A with Dr. Rhea Ashley Hoskin
Femmephobia: The Role of Anti-Femininity and Gender Policing in LGBTQ+ People's Experiences of Discrimination
Femmephobia: The Role of Anti-Femininity and Gender Policing in LGBTQ+ People's Experiences of Discrimination
Free Activity Pages: Beyond Sugar & Spice Parenting Workbook
Free Activity Pages: Beyond Sugar & Spice Parenting Workbook
Gender behaviours as predictors of peer acceptance and victimization.
Gender behaviours as predictors of peer acceptance and victimization.
Journal of Femininities
Journal of Femininities
Level Playground Fact Sheets
Level Playground Fact Sheets
Level Playground Resource Hub
Level Playground Resource Hub
Rethinking Femininity: Understanding Femmephobia
Rethinking Femininity: Understanding Femmephobia
The Femmephobia 101 Workbook
The Femmephobia 101 Workbook
The Impossible Balance: Double Binds of Femininity
The Impossible Balance: Double Binds of Femininity
The Power of Femininity: Femme Theory
The Power of Femininity: Femme Theory
The Spectacular Femininity of Bimbos and ‘Barbie’
The Spectacular Femininity of Bimbos and ‘Barbie’
What is Femmephobia?
What is Femmephobia?
Professional Resources: For Practitioners and Clinicians
Research, training materials, and clinical tools for mental health professionals, social workers, and other practitioners working with children and families.
“Because Boys Don’t Do Ballet”: Boys, Femmephobia, and the Potentials of a Femininity-Affirmative Pedagogy in Kindergarten
“Because Boys Don’t Do Ballet”: Boys, Femmephobia, and the Potentials of a Femininity-Affirmative Pedagogy in Kindergarten
"Femininity? It's the Aesthetic of Subordination": Examining Femmephobia, the Gender Binary, and Experiences of Oppression Among Sexual and Gender Minorities
"Femininity? It's the Aesthetic of Subordination": Examining Femmephobia, the Gender Binary, and Experiences of Oppression Among Sexual and Gender Minorities
Critically Feminizing Family Science: Using Femme Theory to Generate Novel Approaches for the Study of Families and Relationships
Critically Feminizing Family Science: Using Femme Theory to Generate Novel Approaches for the Study of Families and Relationships
Does Having a Feminine Partner Change PDA Experiences?
Does Having a Feminine Partner Change PDA Experiences?
Femmephobia: Q&A with Dr. Rhea Ashley Hoskin
Femmephobia: Q&A with Dr. Rhea Ashley Hoskin
Femmephobia: The Role of Anti-Femininity and Gender Policing in LGBTQ+ People's Experiences of Discrimination
Femmephobia: The Role of Anti-Femininity and Gender Policing in LGBTQ+ People's Experiences of Discrimination
Gender behaviours as predictors of peer acceptance and victimization.
Gender behaviours as predictors of peer acceptance and victimization.
Journal of Femininities
Journal of Femininities
Level Playground Fact Sheets
Level Playground Fact Sheets
Level Playground Resource Hub
Level Playground Resource Hub
Masculine, Independent, and "Not Acting": Hegemonic Masculinity and Femmephobia Within an Online Community of Queer Men
Masculine, Independent, and "Not Acting": Hegemonic Masculinity and Femmephobia Within an Online Community of Queer Men
Rethinking Femininity: Understanding Femmephobia
Rethinking Femininity: Understanding Femmephobia
The Femmephobia 101 Workbook
The Femmephobia 101 Workbook
The Power of Femininity: Femme Theory
The Power of Femininity: Femme Theory
The Spectacular Femininity of Bimbos and ‘Barbie’
The Spectacular Femininity of Bimbos and ‘Barbie’
Research on Femmephobia and Gender Stereotypes
A curated selection of peer-reviewed articles and foundational readings that inform the We Are Family program, for those who want to explore the evidence base.
“Because Boys Don’t Do Ballet”: Boys, Femmephobia, and the Potentials of a Femininity-Affirmative Pedagogy in Kindergarten
“Because Boys Don’t Do Ballet”: Boys, Femmephobia, and the Potentials of a Femininity-Affirmative Pedagogy in Kindergarten
"Femininity? It's the Aesthetic of Subordination": Examining Femmephobia, the Gender Binary, and Experiences of Oppression Among Sexual and Gender Minorities
"Femininity? It's the Aesthetic of Subordination": Examining Femmephobia, the Gender Binary, and Experiences of Oppression Among Sexual and Gender Minorities
Critically Feminizing Family Science: Using Femme Theory to Generate Novel Approaches for the Study of Families and Relationships
Critically Feminizing Family Science: Using Femme Theory to Generate Novel Approaches for the Study of Families and Relationships
Femmephobia: The Role of Anti-Femininity and Gender Policing in LGBTQ+ People's Experiences of Discrimination
Femmephobia: The Role of Anti-Femininity and Gender Policing in LGBTQ+ People's Experiences of Discrimination
Gender behaviours as predictors of peer acceptance and victimization.
Gender behaviours as predictors of peer acceptance and victimization.
Masculine, Independent, and "Not Acting": Hegemonic Masculinity and Femmephobia Within an Online Community of Queer Men
Masculine, Independent, and "Not Acting": Hegemonic Masculinity and Femmephobia Within an Online Community of Queer Men
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