for every girl who is tired of acting weak when she is strong, there is a boy tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable.for every boy who is burdened with the constant expectation of knowing everything, there is a girl tired of people not trusting her intelligence.
for every girl who is tired of being called over-sensitive, there is a boy who fears to be gentle, to weep.
for every boy for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity, there is a girl who is called unfeminine when she competes.
for every girl who throws out her e-z bake oven, there is a boy who wishes to find one.
for every boy struggling not to let
advertising dictate his desires, there is a girl facing the ad industry's attacks on her self-esteem.
for every girl who takes a step toward her liberation, there is a boy who fins the way to freedom a little easier.
--nancy r. smith