Tell me about it. I played a traditionally girl's instrument in band (flute; later went on to get a degree in it), and suffered a lot of hazing as a result. The

Tell me about it. I played a traditionally girl's instrument in band (flute; later went on to get a degree in it), and suffered a lot of hazing as a result. There are still quite a few psychic scars and if I had to do it all over again, I might choose differently. (Perhaps. On the upside, once in college being a heterosexual male flutist sitting amongst a section full of girls did offer certain advantages. ;)) I sometimes wonder whether our modern, looser gender roles actually make this sort of thing worse. It's as if kids are reacting against ambiguity by becoming increasingly rigid and intolerant. I'm not sure what the solution would be if that's the case, because I wouldn't want to go backwards in terms of equality and opportunity for women and whatnot. I'm also curious to what extent other countries experience this and how it varies by socioeconomic class.