MORE than a third of children don’t feel represented in the books they read because of their gender or ethnicity. Research of 1,000 children aged six to 12 and their parents revealed eight in 10 re…
When asked which were least represented by a main character traits, parents identified being transgender, being physically disabled and having alopecia as untouched areas.
Almost four in 10 children would like to see more people like them in movies, 37 per cent in TV shows and a third at school. Parents believe representation is vital in such mediums in order to normalise their feelings, help them relate more to a story and to know other children find themselves in the same circumstances as them.Almost half also reckon seeing characters like them in books will enable them to feel like they can achieve anything.
Asi Sharabi from Wonderbly, a service where you can personalise book characters including their skin tones and hairstyles, added: “It’s so important for children to feel represented in the books they read.
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