Inspired by Rachael: the young girls far more aware of sexism than you realise

My daughter was four when she first became sufficiently aware of sexism to ask me a question about it. I know that sounds like the start of a statement that will later be up for the Didn't Happen of the Year Awards, but I swear it's true.

Her favourite programme at the time was Paw Patrol. Five of the heroic young pups who save the day under the guidance of their male leader were also male; just one was female. She wanted to know why. And I had no good answer for her.

In time the programme did add more female characters to the cast, which indicates my daughter can't have been the only young fan to notice the disparity.