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Claim
Children’s books should include more female characters.
Evidence
Fact: Just four out of sixty-nine Caldecott Medal and Honor-winning children's books between 2000 and 2016 featured a female character (The Washington Post)
Reasoning
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Parents have a responsibility to help their children select high-quality picture books that represent the experiences of diverse characters.
Not all of the remaining characters were male; some of the characters did not have any clear gender.
By leaving out female characters, these books present kids with an inaccurate worldview.