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Is there a gender size gap for children's clothing? - Yahoo Style
Girl Scouts create stories, cartoons about clothing center - Seymour Tribune
Summer Instagram Outfit Inspiration For August 2019 - Refinery29

Is there a gender size gap for children's clothing? - Yahoo Style

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 05:37 AM PDT

Is there a gender sizing gap for children's clothes? [Photo: Getty]

Strides have been made recently in the bid to breakdown gender stereotypes within children's toys and clothing, with many retailers moving away from the traditional pink for girls blue for boys way of presenting kids products.

But could there be a gender size gap within children's clothing?

The debate has been fuelled after a Twitter user posted on the social media platform, asking why there was such a big difference in the sizing of Marks and Spencer PJs for a 3-4 year old girl compared to a 3-4 year old boy.

"Just wondering what you think the big difference between boys and girls is that you feel the need to size their clothes so differently?" the post read.

"Both sets of pyjamas in aged 3-4. Why such a difference?"

The poster wrote before adding the #everydaysexism #letclothesbeclothes hashtags.

The woman's post was picked up by Let Clothes Be Clothes, allies of the UK campaign Let Toys Be Toys, which calls on retailers in the UK to stop limiting children to outdated gender stereotypes in the design and marketing of children's clothes.

Since then many others have joined the debate about whether girls clothes should be smaller than boys, with some saying making girls clothes smaller is a form of 'sexism.'

At best you are reinforcing gender stereotypes. At worst you are over sexualising 3 year olds.
— Tamsin Leyman (@LeymanTamsin) August 3, 2019

Ridiculous! Fed up of girls clothes being shorter and tighter, it's no wonder they get body issues from a young age 😡
— Hollyhothair (@Hollyhothair) August 3, 2019

A spokesperson from Marks and Spencer did respond to the original poster's concerns claiming that three year old girls are smaller than their male counterparts and as a result their clothes are reflective of this.

Hi Hannah, sorry to hear you're disappointed. These pyjamas are different styles and cut differently. We work closely with our suppliers to ensure our kids items fit the average child of that age. 1/2
— M&S (@marksandspencer) August 3, 2019

It does appears that 3 year old girls are smaller than 3 year old boys and we want our items to be reflective of this. 2/2
— M&S (@marksandspencer) August 3, 2019

But Let Clothes Be Clothes also took to Twitter to point out that that store's own sizing guides has children of both genders as the same size.

Check science - while there IS a slight variation - it is SLIGHT. Check out the graphs below - Now tell me if the variation in your clothes shown in the pictures is explained by the difference in size for a 3 year old boy/girl?? pic.twitter.com/SyazjS90ch
— Antiqueight (@Antiqueight) August 4, 2019

An M&S spokesperson has since responded to Yahoo UK's request for comment, saying the following:

"We know customers want choice and so we sell a wide range of lengths, fits and styles in kidswear. In younger children we do work to the same size measurements and customers can access this information on our website."

Growth charts from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Healthcare (RCPCH) based on World Health Organisation (WHO) Child Growth Standards do appear to show a very slight difference between the weight and heights of boys and girls aged between 3 and 4, with boys being slightly bigger and heavier than girls but it is minimal.

According to Dr Sonal Shah, NHS GP and lifestyle medicine expert though boys genetically have evolved to be bigger than girls, things are changing with better nutrition and same opportunities for boys and girls.

"Yes boys and girls have different growth charts," she explains. "They also have different growth spurts and rates of growth at different ages. It comes back to other hunter gather days, where men went to hunt."

She also points out that some children girl or boy may be smaller than others due to their ethnicity.

"For example Asian baby's are overall smaller and some countries will have their own growth charts to reflect this," she adds.

Girl Scouts create stories, cartoons about clothing center - Seymour Tribune

Posted: 04 Aug 2019 11:15 PM PDT

Members of Girl Scout Troop 1239 and the Owl's Nest 4-H Club toured the Jackson County Clothing Center in Seymour and completed a service project while there.

Both groups brought items to donate, such as summer tops, shorts, skirts, towels and bedding.

Joan Roth, director of the clothing center, showed both groups what it takes to run the clothing center.

For the Girl Scout troop, it was not only a service project, but it also was an opportunity to work on a badge for any Junior or Cadette who participated. Every troop or club member brought one or more bags or boxes of items to donate.

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The Juniors had the opportunity to work on their Scribe badge. After the tour, each of the Junior Girl Scouts had the opportunity to think about how they could use the tour to write a story encouraging Jackson County residents to donate to the clothing center.

The first step was to write a short poem (four lines) about the clothing center to share with the troop. The second and third steps were to write a little story about who they are and what they learned while touring the clothing center.

Finally, they turned their story into an article for The Tribune to spread the word to the world about the Jackson County Clothing Center.

"We have lots of artists in our Girl Scout troop, so I had been trying to figure out how to give the Cadettes the opportunity to work on their Comic Artist badge," said Missy Casner, who leads the Girl Scout troop and 4-H club.

Last summer, Girl Scouts Mia Prewitt and Olivia Reinhart wrote a cartoon story about the troop's first camping trip, so Casner thought several of the girls could write a cartoon about the clothing center.

"Step 1 was easy. They already love comics," Casner said. "I know my daughter is an avid Saturday Tribune cartoon page reader. Technically, all teens and kids tell stories every day with their emoticons, right?"

For Step 2, they had a story to tell. They reached out to people in Jackson County using a comic display in hopes that people would learn they could donate clothes, toys and small household goods and be recipients of these same items.

For Step 3, they were asked to draw out the visual story that would reach out to people using comic art, like callouts, themselves depicted as a superhero for the clothing center, etc.

Next, they grouped the story into four scenes, frames or panels with a few words on each scene. Finally, it was submitted with the Juniors' articles to be published.

"During the tour, Joan talked about the history of the Jackson County Clothing Center," Casner said. "It was during that moment I realized that this was the place where my grandmother, Maud Heacock, spent many hours volunteering. I remembered that she would work endless hours replacing buttons on shirts, patching holes in jeans and taking clothes home to wash to improve the quality of clothing offered to the recipients."

Today, Casner said they don't often mend clothes, and they ask for the clothes brought to the clothing center to be gently used and clean.

"At that moment, I felt honored to offer my assistance to Joan when we found out that the online presence had the Jackson County Clothing Center address and phone number listed incorrect," she said. "Now, if you Google or look up on Facebook the Jackson County Clothing Center, you get the 207 N. Pine St. address and the 812-522-3381 phone number."

Roth told Casner that since the contact information and location were corrected, donations have picked up.

If you want to help or you or someone you know is in need, the clothing center is open from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. If this time doesn't work for you, reach out to the clothing center to arrange a possible alternative time.

The clothing center offers a barrage of gently used clothing, shoes, coats, bedding, household goods, books, toiletries and more. It does not accept large furniture or appliances because it doesn't have room for those items.

All items are free but are available on a limited basis. Customers are required to fill out an information form, which is updated at each visit. There are limits per person depending on the time of year.

"During August, it is the summer and back to school limits, which includes new socks and undergarments subject to availability," Casner said.

Summer Instagram Outfit Inspiration For August 2019 - Refinery29

Posted: 01 Aug 2019 07:30 AM PDT

As much as it hurts us to say, the end is almost here — of summer, that is. Before we know it, our carefree summer lifestyle will be replaced by all nighters, awkward holiday gatherings, and Friday office hours that don't end at 3pm. But instead of focusing on summer's imminent demise, we're choosing to enjoy the few short weeks we do have left. And by that I mean, we're fitting in as many hot girl summer looks as possible in the next 31 days.