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Introduction

Welcome & How to Use the Workbook

Hopes & Dreams

Congratulations, It's a...

Girl Toys vs. Boy Toys

Socializing Agents

Binary Thinking

Time Out for Terminology

Locating Ourselves

Let's Play A Game

Let's Play Dress Up

Gender Binary vs. Gender Tapestry

Gender Neutral Parenting (Part 1)

Femmephobia

Looking Closer at Toxic Masculinity

Let's Think About Femininity

Feminine Stereotypes

Locating Our Beliefs

Situating Our Beliefs

Rules About Femininity

Femmephobia on the Playground

Tomboys, Girly Girls..

I'm Not Like Other Girls

Killing Barbie

Femmephobia & Sports

Femmephobia in the Media

Femmephobia in the Family

What Feminine Part of Yourself...

Benefits of Femininity?

When Blue is Neutral

Gender Neutral Parenting (Part 2)

Femme-Conscious Parenting

When Femininity Feels Impractical

The Hidden Message

Practicing Femme-Conscious Parenting

Stopping Femmephobia

Imagining Femme-Positive Futures

Evaluation Survey

Glossary

Word Cloud Examples

These examples came from an in-person workshop where participants were asked what feminine part of themselves they had given up or destroyed in order to make life more comfortable or easier to navigate.

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  • Sensitivity
  • Having fun with clothes
  • Showing disappointment
  • Tearing Up
  • Full spectrum of Emotions
  • Expressions of Love
  • Ebullience
  • More Self Expression
  • Love of hair ribbons
  • Push up bras
  • Interest in Makeup Artistry
  • Form-Fitting Clothing
  • Being Excited
  • Humour
  • Giggling
  • Tight Clothes
  • Vulnerability
  • Parenting Roles
  • Emotions
  • Giddiness
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