Parents struggle to find gender-neutral toys

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl's campaign to get Hasbro to make an Easy-Bake Oven that isn't purple or pink so it would appeal to her little brother is a fresh sign of movement in an old debate. Parents who hope to expose their children to different kinds of play — science sets for girls and dolls for boys, for example — can find themselves stymied by a toy industry that can seem stuck in the past when it comes to gender roles.

By: Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun