Apropo of the mini-discussion last week of sex vs gender, with gender   
refering to the socially constructed roles, behaviour, activities and 
attributes  that a particular society considers appropriate for men and women...
 
Well, did you know you can find out the GENDER of your baby as early as 7  
weeks gestation?  Yup -- saw it here myself on the internet (and if it is  
on the internet, it has to be true, right?):
 
It is the "Pink or Blue:  Early Gender Detection Pregnancy  Test."  Blood 
test you can take at 7 weeks to find out the baby's  gender.
 
Evidently, rather than gender being social constructs, it is now who we are 
 -- sex is something we do.
 
Just got a chuckle out of this today....good thing -- needed a chuckle  
after all the IBLCE debacle.  
 
Jan Barger RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
Lactation Education Consultants, Wheaton IL
 
 

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