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Barbie's cup runneth over with impressive careers, including registered nurse, veterinarian, pilot, police officer, and astronaut. But the one thing the perky blonde can't seem to do is computer ...

The cause of equality in IT careers got a boost this month from a somewhat unlikely source: Barbie. As revealed on the official website (warning, it's a PDF), every little girls' favourite vacuous ...

A new Barbie hitting the market is poised to inspire a new generation of girls to start developing video games. Wearing glasses, a comfortable T-shirt and jacket, a 'silvery headset' and holding her ...

In recent years, Barbie has been accused of promoting an unrealistic body-type and negatively influencing young girls. In the book, published by Random House, Barbie starts the day saying she's going ...

Despite the age-old popularity of Barbie, the dolls have also been widely criticized over the years - accused of promoting unrealistic body types, outdated gender roles and perpetuating anti-feminist ...

Toymaker Mattel has agreed to license some of its top brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price, to entertainment firm THQ for use in computer games. Did you know with a Digital ...

The impossibly proportioned, looks-obsessed Barbie is hardly a feminist icon, but a book about the doll becoming a computer programmer has taken gender stereotypes to a new level. The book, titled ...