Hey did you know it’s International Women’s Day? (March 8) Happy International Women’s Day! I’m excited to be covering related Barbie news for mom.me. Here’s a taste:
I loved my Barbie dolls desperately as a child, but they totally gave me a complex. Where was my tiny waist and giant rack? And why didn’t I live in a dream house? Let’s face it, early Barbie was an unattainable material girl, the kind I ran from in high school.
But over the past few years, Mattel has been changing with the times in admirable ways, introducing Barbies with diverse skin tones and body types. Now, in time for International Women’s Day on March 8, they’ve announced an amazing new line of dolls that celebrate inspiring women from around the world, past and present.
With 14 new “Shero” dolls (as in “she” + “hero”) and three Inspiring Women dolls, Barbie play time is about to get a lot more exciting!
Soon, little girls will be able to fly across the Atlantic with Amelia Earhart, paint like Frida Kahlo and even shred the halfpipe with a snowboarding Barbie that looks just like 17-year-old Olympian Chloe Kim, complete with miniature gold medal. “I’m so honored to be considered a role model and want girls to know that they can be athletic and girly at the same time,” Chloe Kim told Teen Vogue.
Continue reading all about the Barbies as my article continues over at Mom.me…thank you!