Abstract: Gender constancy development is the focus of children’s gender cognition. Advances in this field were introduced. It was found that children’s gender constancy is acquired gradually, the gender constancy is fully mastered at the age of 6 or 7 and the development of children’s gender constancy is influenced by their cognitive level, culture, social economical status and education. Additionally, studies have also demonstrated there is the intricate relation between gender constancy and gender-typed activity. Future tendency in this field were prospected in the end.

Key words: children, gender constancy, gender-typed activity