As cultural chaos grows, Barbie’s inclusive evolution shows how play can stabilize identity development and foster empathy across differences.

Mattel adds the neurodivergent woman to their collection of diversity dollies to overhyped fanfare it doesn't deserve. From David Mastio: ...

Barbie just took another major step forward in inclusive play. Mattel has officially introduced its first Autistic Barbie, designed in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) to ...

Despite the overarching message of the Barbie movie, Barbie herself has faced protracted criticism over the years for the doll’s effects on the self-image of young girls. Barbie hasn’t been evolving ...

Letters: Of course one doll cannot show the breadth, richness and even pain of the autistic experience, says Dr Erin Beeston ...

PLAY-DOH Kids Can Dream It, Design It...and bring their stylish imaginations to life through PLAY-DOH fashions featuring Barbie dolls, PLAY-DOH compound, special fashion-making tools and molds, new ...

Barbie is, first and foremost, a plaything. But in her storied 60+ years among us, we’ve come to imbue Mattel’s wünderproduct with a myriad of meanings, many of them conflicting. That’s because we’ve ...

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in 'Barbie' Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. As Barbie becomes the highest-grossing film of 2023 today at the domestic box office with north of $575M, Warner Bros and Imax ...