legislation is currently under debate in California, where it would prohibit department stores with more than 500 employees from dividing children’s products by gender.Specifically, the bill seeks to ban separate areas and signs for boys and girls, and to mandate online retailers that have physical locations in the state to use gender-neutral terms when labelling children’s items.
While it applies to toys and other products, the bill would not cover clothing.The proposal was introduced on February 18, and if passed, will go into effect January 1, 2024.