Barbie Has A New Career: Architect

Each year Mattel asks the public to vote on Barbie's next career. After a ten-year campaign, Mattel has decided to make Architect Barbie. The company hopes that Architect Barbie will inspire the next generation of female architects and designers.

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March 1, 2011, 6:00 AM PST

By Victor Negrete

Alissa Walker, writing for Good Magazine refers to an article she wrote last year, titled "Where My Ladies At?":

"I uncovered some interesting statistics about the industrial design field. Even though, anecdotally, women make up about half of design students, when it comes to practicing industrial designers, the number of women drops to about 10 to 15 percent. It's slightly better for architects. There's a statement about Architect Barbie at the site of the American Institute of Architects which notes that only 17 percent of their ranks are female."

FULL STORY: Architecture Is Tough! Will Architect Barbie Help More Women Become Designers?

Friday, February 25, 2011 in GOOD Magazine

Education & Careers Social / Demographics World Women In Architecture; Women In Design; Dolls; Barbie; Architects; Designers

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