Be Yourself! Coloring Book (April 2021)

IANSA has created this colouring book with the goal of teaching children from a young age to be who they are, that they don’t have to live by these stereotypes and that they can be themselves. What it means to “be a man” is learned in childhood, boys are often told by others around them that they are not “real men” or are not “man enough” if they do not live up to certain stereotypical standards. Girls are also often taught they should live up to stereotypes that sees girls as fragile and inferior to boys. There is increasing research into gender norms and particularly these masculine norms as a root cause of many forms of violence. Illustrations by María A. Pérez (@tototraveler).