Mattel Unveils Barbie Doll Versions of Real Female Athletes
Toymaker Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) has flipped the script, so to speak, on criticism that its Barbie brand of dolls has portrayed women in a way that devalues them.
On Tuesday, the company unveiled a new line of Barbie doll versions of some of the world's most impressive female athletes, meant to encourage and empower girls. Among the athletes being portrayed in 11.5 inch form are UK sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, French soccer team captain Amandine Henry, Ukrainian fencing champion Olga Kharlan, and others.
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