I really enjoyed this piece, Doreen. Your three words highlighted above sum up the topic beautifully.

Too often women have to defend “girly” habits because society often puts those traits in a box labeled frivolous and not serious. Yet “boy-ie” practices are not categorized in these same manners.

Any gender has stuff they enjoy outside the serious world of work, jobs and responsibility. So bring on the lipstick, the heels, the cornbread stuffing recipes for goodness sake…and then go be anything you want… including the VP of a great country! Awesome.