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Barbie's Got a Brand New Bag—Judge!
If only our Supreme Court were this colorful… As it attempts to close the Dream Gap—the self-limiting beliefs many girls develop as early as 5 years old—the brand famously known as Barbie is taking a stand, now imagining its iconic doll as a judge—somewhere we rarely see ourselves, according to the American Constitution Society, and…
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I Dream a World: Mattel Offers Its 1st Nonbinary Fashion Dolls With ‘Creatable World’
The brand Barbie made world-famous is branching out beyond the binary, offering a new world full of options for a society increasingly living beyond labels. On Wednesday, Mattel unveiled Creatable World™, a customizable line of dolls that come with “extensive wardrobe options, accessories and wigs [which] allow kids to style the doll with short or…
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Breaking Boundaries and Closing the Dream Gap: Naomi Osaka, Yara Shahidi and More are New Barbie 'Sheroes'
As Women’s Equal Pay Day approaches on April 2, we’ll hear powerful research findings about the wage gap and other persistent disadvantages to women’s equality and earning power. But few are aware of the research that revealed the Dream Gap, which suggests girls can be affected by limiting self-beliefs at as young as five years…
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Barbie Just Got a New Career: Robotics Engineer!
The world’s most famous doll just got a little more ambitious. Answering the increased push to interest girls in STEM-related fields, on Tuesday, Mattel introduced Robotics Engineer Barbie—complete with her own movable robot and laptop. As Lisa McKnight, general manager and senior vice president of the Barbie brand, told Glamour magazine: We wanted to shine…
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‘Around the Way’ Barbie, Is That You? What’s Really Going On With This Black Barbie’s Hair?
It all began so innocently—just like a child’s toy should. Just three Barbies (or two Barbies and their black friend?), preparing to watch a documentary about … themselves. Actually, to be specific, they were preparing to watch Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie, a new Hulu documentary chronicling the recent diversification of the most iconic doll in…
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Barbie Debuts New Shero Dolls, Including 1 Modeled After NASA Mathematician and ‘Hidden Figure’ Katherine Johnson
There are some new Barbie dolls out on the block, and they include some really special additions to the company’s Shero and Inspiring Women lines, which are based on inspirational contemporary women and inspirational historical figures, respectively. Among the inspirational figures touted in the newest release? Why, it’s NASA’s own Katherine Johnson, a trailblazer who…
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Mattel Launches New Diverse Ken Dolls
Cotton candy hair color. A cute Afro. Skinny ties. And rompers. Those are just a few things that stand out in the newest additions to Mattel’s Fashionista Barbie line. Interestingly enough, all of these dolls look like people I saw during every meal I had in Los Angeles recently. According to Mattel, the company added…
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Ava DuVernay Has A Barbie Doll. Black Girl Magic All Up In Your Grill. TADOW!
I was minding my own Black ass business this morning when my boy Berook dropped a bomb in my Gchat. As a part of the Variety Power of Women Luncheon, Mattel’s Barbie will be presenting six dolls to commemorate six “Sheroes” who inspire women and girls “by breaking boundaries and expanding possibilities for women everywhere” according to…
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