Boys Will Be B̶o̶y̶s̶ Better : Decoding The Myths of Masculinity

Vedika Sharma, the editor of this book, is a 16-year-old enthusiastic and hard-working Grade 12 student studying at The Shri Ram School. She is an avid reader and writer, who maintains her blog and is also a trained classical Kathak dancer. She has an excellent sense of humour and post any random conversation with Vedika, you are guaranteed to walk away with a lighter heart! Vedika displays an innate desire to embark upon social initiatives ranging from volunteering to teach at various NGOs to being an ambassador for an anti-rape awareness campaign and will stop at nothing to seek justice and create a better, more beautiful world. Vedika truly believes that a culturally ingrained parental preference for sons, emanating from their importance as caregivers for parents in old age, is linked to poorer consequences for daughters. Only a social revolution can lead us to build a free and egalitarian society in which we raise sons and daughters in an equal world. A world that breaks gender stereotypes. If we can teach this to boys early and demonstrate that being gentle, sensitive or emotionally engaged isnt a weakness, but part of being a fully rounded grown up man, then were getting the message through to them before toxic attitudes have a chance to solidify. This book is a boy's guide to feminism. The purpose of this book is to change gender relations. This book does not aim to answer the question, How do I raise a feminist daughter? but How do I raise a feminist son?