# Gender differences in book carrying.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-differences-in-book-carrying/52569>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2001, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-differences-in-book-carrying/52569 "2001-01-31T15:46:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gender-differences-in-book-carrying/52569/7 "2001-01-31T20:01:47Z")

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> \*Originally posted by tourbot \*  
> \*\*Where are there still school children carrying books either of these ways? 'Round here, they’ve all got backpacks.
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mostly elementary and grade school kids…

some schools are also opposed to backpacks due to security issues…

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