There have been campaigns over the past few years to stop toys being marketed specifically for boys or girls. But the new frontier is the shoe shop. “In the boys’ section, the shoes are sturdy, comfortable and weatherproof, with soles clearly designed with running and climbing in mind,” she wrote, unlike the girls’ shoes with their flimsy soles, straps and ornamentation. The day after Moonie-Dalton’s complaint went national, Tesco came under fire for selling boys’ shoes perfect for “active” and “hard-wearing” activities while the girls’ shoes were said to have “sensitive” soles. My trip to the shoe shop before each new school year is fraught with misery.

Source: The Guardian August 11, 2017 15:22 UTC