Barbie has been around for a long time, and she has not been held back professionally by being a woman.
Barbie has had a range of 200 careers over the years including an astronaut, doctor, CEO and even a presidential candidate.
For International Women’s Day (March 8th) some trailblazing women in STEM are getting the Barbie treatment.
The toy maker behind Barbie, Mattel, hopes to inspire and encourage young girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Mattel is honoring women in STEM career fields with their own Barbie doll. These global female role models include three impressive sisters from the U.S. and other women from around the world.
- Susan Wojcicki – longtime CEO of YouTube who was Google’s 16th employee
- Anne Wojcicki – co-founder and CEO of DNA testing company 23andME
- Janet Wojcicki – Professor of Pediatrics and epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco
- Katya Echazarreta (Mexico) – electrical engineer who has worked on five NASA missions and was the first woman born in Mexico to travel to space
- Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock (U.K.) – space scientist and science educator
- Dr. Antje Boetius (Germany) – professor, marine researcher and microbiologist
- Yinuo Li (China) – Co-founder of ETU Education
Sadly, no one will be able to purchase these Barbies, as they’re one-of-a-kind dolls what will be gifted to the women who inspired them.
But you can buy the Inspiring Women line of Barbies, which includes impressive women in history like Hellen Keller, Rosa Parks, and Dr. Jane Goodall.
Photo: Reuters
Source: CNN
