As a mother trying to raise a daughter free from the gendered stereotypes of my own childhood, I steered her clear of Barbie dolls. I felt compelled to nudge my now 11-year-old away from the Mattel mainstay for the same reasons I tried to avoid the shallow frivolity of all those Disney princesses waiting around… Continue reading How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll – a feminist philosopher’s journey back to Barbie
