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Megan Shaw

I tried to find gender neutral children's clothes in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrison's and was left disappointed

Finding a gender neutral outfit for your child can be a difficult task- there are gender stereotypes everywhere in society and the moment you see those lines on the pregnancy test, you realise that they exist in society whether you want them to or not.

Mother and YorkshireLive reporter Megan Shaw writes that everything down to books, toys and TV shows are subject to gender stereotypes. Girls should be into pink, prams and practice putting on makeup and cooking and boys should wear blue and play with diggers, trucks, cars and play sports.

But these stereotypes are increasingly archaic and as children start to develop their own unique personalities and styles it can be difficult to find clothing to suit them. And over recent years multiple supermarkets have come under fire for 'reinforcing gender stereotypes' through the choices made when it comes to children's clothes.

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