Supriya Hobbs and Janna Eaves, [Miss Possibles] co-creators, met while studying engineering at the University of Illinois. As minorities in the STEM field — only 24 percent of scientists and engineers are women — Hobbs and Eaves wanted to make something that would change the ways that young girls thought about themselves in relation to fields like chemistry, aviation, and programming. Their answer? Manufacturing dolls of women throughout history who have been ground-breakers and leaders. To make their dream a reality, they began an Indiegogo campaign in order to fund the production of both the dolls and an app that would come with each purchase, allowing kids to play games that bring the woman’s work to life...The emergence of dolls like Miss Possible follows a trend of toys that focus less on preconceived notions of gender roles (LEGOs for boys and dolls for girls, for example) and more on teaching girls and boys to appreciate innovation, resilience, curiosity, and positive body image. - Bustle
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 20:26:15 +0000
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