In a piece written for the New York Times on the fashion industry’s gender divide, writer Sara Clemence laments the effort it took her to find appropriate clothing for her young daughter that would provide the same pockets, enforced knees, and utilitarian design she could find for her son: “I found girls’ sections filled with lightweight leggings, scoop-neck tops, and embellished shoes. I scoured the internet for girls’ pants with capacious pockets and reinforced knees, and found maddeningly few options. I eventually realized that, even in an age of female fighter pilots and #MeToo, boys’
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