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Raising boys who respect women

On a recent afternoon, Holly Daly's twin boys were debating whether there were enough female superheroes.

The twins disagreed. One pointed out that he could list multiple - She-Hulk, Black Widow, Captain Marvel. The other countered that compared with the male superheroes, that didn't seem like many.

For Daly, the conversation was a good sign. As a mother of four boys - 9-year-old twins, a 6-year-old and a 2-year-old - she was glad to see them thinking through how they saw women represented.

"It was interesting how they're learning and letting that be a process for them," she said.

Parenting boys who grow up to respect women is something many

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