In the efforts to achieve gender equality in the children world, no country has gone as far as Sweden. The nurseries that first introduced “hen” still use it, and others have joined them. “All children should be able to wear what they want. Dresses are not just for girls. And pink is a beautiful colour that should be available to everybody，” says Maria Hulth of a gender equality consulting firm.

　　“Sweden is really the pioneer，” says Lann Hornscheidt, a

　　professor of gender studies. “No other country has made such an effort to break down gender barriers among children.”

　　Though there are no official statistics regarding the number of Swedish nurseries using “hen”， Maria Hulth notes that individual teachers now often opt to use “hen” even when it’s not the nursery’s policy. But, she notes, “Swedish nurseries’ and primary schools’ gender­neutral efforts don’t end at the neutral word. They’re putting a lot of effort into avoiding words like boys and girls, instead just saying ’children’．”

　　To its supporters, Swedens nursery world of “hen” and pink­for­all is a civil rights heaven. But, Dr David Eberhard argues that a new word won?t change the fact that the vast majority of people identify either as men or women. “Whatever you choose to call people, the biological differences between men and women remain，” he notes. “We should treat each other with respect, but ignoring biological gender differences is crazy. Making us the same won’t create more equality.” He thinks boys should be allowed to play with dolls — and girls with cars — if they like to. “But，” he adds, “calling them hen instead of him or her? Thats child cruelty.”

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