You are working at a long day care centre where a new family has enrolled. You have planned a cooking experience with the children when the boy $($aged $4)$ states, $$cooking is the girl$$s job, boys should not cook!$$ Discuss the following points with reference to the unit content:

$$ What language and actions would you use to handle this situation?

$$ How can you teach gender equality as part of the Australian culture with children aged $3-5$ years?

$$ What are the strategies you could implement to work towards social justice and equity?