When I was a child growing up in the 1980’s, Barbie was a plastic reflection of the era. She wore neon hues, had huge shoulder pads, and wore sky-high heels to any occasion. She was too concerned with dating Ken and having girls’ night out with her sold-separately friends to worry about her future career. Those days are long gone.
“All the girls who imagine their futures through Barbie will learn that engineers — like girls — are free to explore infinite possibilities, limited only by their imagination,” says Nora Lin, President, Society of Women Engineers. “As a computer engineer, Barbie will show girls that women can turn their ideas into realities that have a direct and positive impact on people’s everyday lives in this exciting and rewarding career.”