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A 2010 book portrays the beloved childrens' character as dependent on the help of men to develop software. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better ...

It has been more than 20 years since Mattel brought the infamous “Teen Talk Barbie” into the world, a talking doll programmed to say deathless phrases such as “I love shopping!” and “Math class is ...

Mattel has pulled its children’s book “Barbie: I Can Be A Computer Engineer” after intense backlash from consumers. The book, which implies that women need a man’s help to code, was immediately ...

You win, Internet. Mattel and Random House have pulled a book about Barbie studying to be a computer engineer after widespread online complaints that the character was depicted as inept and dependent ...

Mattel has pulled one its Barbie picture books after it sparked outrage for being "sexist" and "misogynistic." Random House published the $4 book, titled "I Can Be a Computer Engineer," that's aimed ...

Sure, Barbie. You may be an astronaut, an entrepreneur and a doctor. But if you want to be a computer engineer, it looks like you're gonna need to call in some male backup, according to a children's ...

Barbie is the superhero the beleaguered toy industry needs right now. The blockbuster hit featuring Margot Robbie as Mattel’s iconic doll has also been a smashing success for rival toymakers that sell ...

The makers of Barbie seem to apologize A LOT for underestimating young women. This time the Internet’s buzzing over a pretty cringe-worthy Barbie book, “I Can Be A Computer Engineer,” published out of ...