We've made significant strides towards gender equality over the past century, but children’s toys haven't quite kept up, by reinforcing traditional roles rather than expanding them. With Christmas only a week away, will you be getting gender neutral toys for the children in your lives?

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Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Juliet Jacobs, Lim Sue Ann

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