When Gloria Steinham said the  "we badly need to raise our boys more like we raise our girls" I thought of my uncles Jason Harris and his family. 
Jason Harris Bounty is a professor at San Francisco State's business college.  Jason's wife works as a children's librarian for the San Francisco Public Library.  Together they have two kids, a boy of 14 and girl of 12.
 After having that gender discussion in class, I spoke to Jason and asked him about his parenting style.  He told me that he is a strong feminist as is his wife.  They believe that running a family as a shared role that should not be gender segregated.  He told me "its not easy trying to teach my kids about a peer marriage with the the inevitable stereotypical society of genders"
His belief is that if his kids grows up doing the responsibilities that pertain to both genders, they will gain a greater appreciation for life and people.  He believes that by raising someone in this manner, that he or she will grow up to be a more understanding, holistic person.
An interesting parenting style that I have never thought about but i see his perspective.

Last Friday i drove down to Utah to see an old mission companion of mine.   He asked me to be one of his best men for his wedding.  The interesting thing about this marriage is that my old companion from south Jordan was marrying a girl from Panama.
They had met in the mission but had no romantic relations during his mission.  Upon his arrival home from serving the two years he began to feel a great uneasiness and as he studied the feeling out in the temple he knew he had to go back to Panama.  During his visit to Panama he  felt the strong impression that this woman was to be his eternal companion.
They were engaged and waited the 5 months till her visa came through.  They where sealed as an eternal couple on the 18th of May for time and all eternity in the Salt lake temple.
As i watched them interact, it was apparent that they were very happy.  Although i found it weird that she could not speak English and she was just thrown into this new culture.   I cant even imagine the extreme emotions this woman must be feeling. 
As i watched the wedding i couldn't help but think of the lesson we had in class about the great risks couples take when marrying someone who is not of their same culture. I cant imagine the interesting experiences they are going to have adjusting to one anthers lives.  I hope the best for the couple