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LOOK: Five-Year-Old Girl Recreates Iconic Women's Portraits

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Photography, Women, Sexist Toys, Sexism, Disney Princess, Modern Parenting, Gendered Toys, Women in Media, Culture, UK Lifestyle News

At an age when most little girls are dressing up as their favourite Disney Princess, five-year-old Emma Moore is nurturing her inner feminist and aspi...

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Brogan Driscoll

Dolls Without Make-Up: Toys Challenge Girls' Body Image

HuffingtonPost.com | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Make-Up, Girls Toys, Beauty, Gendered Toys, Sexist Toys, Body Image, Barbie Without Make-Up, Dolls Without Make-Up, UK Lifestyle News

Inspired by the viral image of Barbie without make-up that took the internet by storm last week, artist and researcher Nickolay Lamm has gone one step...

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Toy Company Creates 'Gender Neutral' Oven (Because 'Boys Like To Cook Too'!)

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Toys, Hasbro, Sexist Advertising, Sexist Toys, Petition, Easy Bake Oven, Sexism, UK Lifestyle News

Toy company Hasbro has had its fair share of toddlers with 'tude throwing their sexist toys out of the pram this year. It feels like just yesterday...

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Girls and STEM: Changing Perceptions Through Existing Skills and Interests

Rajal Pitroda | Posted 16.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Women of the Future Awards, Girls Ambition, Girls Pink, Girls Toys, Science Boys, Sexist Toys, Children Toys, Girls Stem, Science Girls, UK Universities & Education News
Rajal Pitroda

Designing a new generation of toys, games and media is not about creating an army of girls who grow up to be physicists and programmers, although this could be a welcome by-product. The goal, instead, could be to build a critical mass of girls who believe that they can do anything they want.

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