i thought this was an interesting article re the so-called gender divide (especially relating to children)
www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/sep/10/gender-gap-myth-cordelia-fine
Just sent it to all my model-boats-for-boys and dolls-houses-for-girls family (my father aside as he's far more enlightened)
apols if someone's already posted this, i searched but didn't see it.