ABSTRACT The three researchers examined and looked at the relationship between children and gender stereotyping. In the first article (Powlishta 2000) looked at the target age of gender stereotyping. In the second article (Karniol, Reichman & Fund 2000) looked at the influence of children’s gender acquaintances existing on animal characters that were known to be female, male or unclear. In the last article (Boyatzis & Eades 1999) looked at the differences in preschoolers’ and kindergartners’ artistic development and the …showed first 75 words of 2216 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2216 total…article one it used adults and children. In both article two and three they used only children. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Boyatzis, C., & Eades, J. (1999). Gender differences in preschoolers’ and kindergartners’ artistic production and preference. Sex Roles, 41, 627-638. Karniol, R., Reichman, S., & Fund, L. (2000). Children’s gender orientation and perceptions of female, male, and gender-ambiguous animal characters. Sex Roles, 43, 377-393. Powlishta, K. (2000). The effect of target age on the activation of gender stereotypes. Sex Roles, 41, 271-28.