The general argument made by Associated Press in “Children start believing gender stereotypes as young as 6, study shows” is that boys and girls as young as six years of age start to believe in stereotypes about men being brighter than women. More specifically, Associated Press argues that girls at the ages of six and seven are less likely to pick women as the intelligent ones. The Associated Press writes: “As they became older and began attending school, children began believing more gender stereotypes. At six and seven, girls were much less likely to pick women.” In this passage Newsela staff is suggesting that school changes the way children think and are taught stereotypes. In my view, Associated Press is right because children
