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Are Gender Specific Books Wrong?

By Andrew Cullison

18 Mar 2014

The Independent just announced that they are going to stop reviewing books that target specific genders, so-called “boy books” or “girl books”. Read the full article and let us know what you think. Is it wrong for companies to create gender specific books?

Andrew Cullison is the director of the Cincinnati Ethics Center.

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