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Multicultural Toy Business Aiming To Diversify Toy Boxes & Empower Children

Multicultural Toy Business Aiming To Diversify Toy Boxes & Empower Children

By Kusuma Reddy In today’s globalized world, it’s important for children to learn about and appreciate different cultures. One way to do this is through play, and my company Culturorama […]

Contributors, Girl on a Mission

Let Girls Be Girls – Why “Sexy” Dolls Perpetuate Harmful Objectification

Let Girls Be Girls – Why “Sexy” Dolls Perpetuate Harmful Objectification

By Jodi Bondi Norgaard “What is being marketed to our girls? What’s going on right underneath our noses?” This is one mother’s response to a hidden feature of LOL Surprise! […]

Family Life

A Range Of Black Dolls From South Africa That Step Up The Diversity Stakes? Yes Please!

A Range Of Black Dolls From South Africa That Step Up The Diversity Stakes? Yes Please!

If you’re read any of our coverage of emerging doll brands that are seeking to break the mold on what dolls should look like, you will be familiar with the […]

Family Life, Working Women

iBesties Are The Rad STEM Dolls We Wish Were On The Market When WE Were Young!

iBesties Are The Rad STEM Dolls We Wish Were On The Market When WE Were Young!

We’re not joking when we say we wish we had these dolls to play with when we were young! But thankfully the world, and the toy market is changing and […]

Boys We Like, Family Life

Nigerian Man Creates ‘Queens Of Africa’ Dolls To Battle Barbie’s Homogeneity

Nigerian Man Creates ‘Queens Of Africa’ Dolls To Battle Barbie’s Homogeneity

Barbie used to be arguably the most popular toy for young girls. But a growing unrest over the stereotyped and homogenous attributes of the doll has made other toy manufacturers […]

Family Life

Mattel Making More Chemotherapy Barbies For Cancer Patients

Mattel Making More Chemotherapy Barbies For Cancer Patients

There’s nothing like the power of social media or online petitions to create valuable change in society. It actually works! Change.org is a wonderful platform which allows everyday people to […]

Body Image

The End Of The Great Barbie Debate: She Is Not Scientifically Real

The End Of The Great Barbie Debate: She Is Not Scientifically Real

It’s been a point of contention ever since the Mattel doll was released upon the world in 1959, created by businesswoman Ruth Handler. The argument being, is this doll realistically […]