Covid Scientists Barbie Doll is an Antidote to Stereotypes
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Barbie has clearly been doing her homework. The latest reincarnation of the toy doll will appear in the inspirational form of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine co-creator Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, in a attempt to encourage girls to consider careers in science.
The toy company Mattel has created a Barbie doll in honour of Gilbert, who led the Oxford University team that developed the life-saving vaccine in record time.
Whilst I appreciate the argument that Barbie dolls can potentially give girls a distorted view of the female form, it is just a toy! Providing children are given a range of toys to play with and aren’t gender stereotyped, I don’t believe the dolls are harmful. They have come a long away in recent years and have dolls representing different shapes, colours and disabilities. It is a good thing that a strong female role model is represented in this way.
It is a good idea but I can't say my barbie dolls had any real long term effects on my life
Really OMG how sad is this really what its come to that children need a doll to encourage them to take up science no it doesn't kids change there mind all the time my daughter wanted to be a doctor then it changed to boxer lol
This is really just clever marketing more than anything, but if it does help then great. It also does help promote the work of these women and that can maybe influence others who are thinking of working in the sciences.
I'm all for diversity .I wonder if they will do something similar with Action Man or Ken.
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