Table 1. Descriptive characteristics for girls (left) and boys (right).

Characteristic	d	Characteristic	d
Enjoys wearing skirts and dresses	-2.59	Plays with trucks	2.06
Likes princesses	-2.35	Likes to pretend to be a soldier	1.96
Loves pink	-2.13	Handsome	1.74
Wears Tutus	-2.03	Likes superheroes	1.61
Likes to play with dolls	-1.48	Likes to play with tools	1.37
Pretty	-0.61	Loves to get dirty	1.16
Gentle	-0.55	Dirty	0.998
Caring	-0.55	Rowdy	0.93
Emotional	-0.5	Has unbrushed hair	0.76
Sensitive		Has a big appetite	0.7
		Messy	0.61
		Has bruised knees	0.6
		Adventurous	0.959
		Wears clothes that don't match	0.53
		Sometimes hits others	0.53
		Doesn't wait turn	0.46
		Interrupts others	0.44
		Refuses to pick up	0.43
		Likes playing outside	0.42

Note: Positive d indicates characteristic was rated as more typical for boys and a negative d indicates characteristic was rated as more typical for girls. Bold indicates that the characteristic was prescriptive for that gender and/or proscriptive for the opposite gender.