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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

A controversial Barbie book in which the blonde character finds herself baffled by technology has been withdrawn from sale after toy manufacturer Mattel was forced to apologise for portraying the doll ...

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 ...

Barbie made two very successful tours as a flight attendant during the 1960s, and in 1999 she paid the mortgage on her dream house as a competent commercial airline pilot. She’s also taken on the role ...

The Barbie B-Book Laptop is pink and purple (naturally), and the Hot Wheels Accelerator has flame decals on its black case; both have true QWERTY keyboards. Each delivers 60 educational games ...

She's got an impressive CV that includes everything from astronaut to racing car driver. But Barbie, the doll best known for her tiny waist and inexplicably high arches, has added another job to the ...

A Barbie book titled 'I Can Be A Computer Engineer' in which Barbie needs men to fix her technical issues has been criticised for reinforcing gender stereotypes Get daily headlines and breaking news ...