It's Barbie's World
According to research, girls who have played with Barbie dolls are more inclined to be unhappy about their own bodies. But, has the new hit movie turned "Barbie is a bad role model" into "Barbie has flipped the script?" Then, we wrap up by discussing, how vital is it to have a partner who shares the household chores? -- hint, hint, it's important.
Poll Hub · Lee Miringoff, Barbara Carvalho, Jay DeDapper, Mary Griffith, Emily Dupointe, Delaney Hayes, Eve Fisher
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Show Notes
Barbie is the hottest movie of the summer AND a battle in the culture wars. For this segment, we kicked the men out of the studio so the women on our team could talk about the journey Mattel's doll has made throughout the years. The intergenerational panel talks about the movie's themes of gender roles and feminist perspectives. And, as the movie faces mixed reviews, we hear reactions from the women on the Poll Hub team on which parts of the movie resonated with -- or confused them -- the most as well as their personal anecdotes surrounding Barbie dolls.
Then, we bring the men back for a fun fact on a quality a majority of women find to be important in a husband. Don't worry-- it can easily be learned!