What toys do you prefer?

Toys just for boys? 

by Callum Jones Friday, 4 July 2014

THE bosses of the companies behind some of Britain’s top toys met for talks with the Government last week.

Minister for Women Jenny Willott is worried that some toys which could appeal to both boys and girls are aimed at just one gender. At a time when the UK has a shortage of engineers, and companies are trying to get young people interested in the career, officials have noticed that most science-based toys are aimed at boys.

“We’re looking, as well, at the toys that children play with and how it makes them interested in different subjects,” the women’s minister explained toFirst News.

She added: “What we’re trying to do is make sure that children’s options are kept open for them. I think there is an issue with girls not seeing that science and engineering toys are necessarily for them.”

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