The toys that will actually teach your girls engineering skills
Toy stores are no strangers to gender politics. But the new trend in science and tech toys for girls has brought the debate to an all-time low. Some common refrains: Why is the doll blonde? Isn’t it supposed to be the Anti-Barbie? Why are they so thin and what’s with the short skirts? Does everything …
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