This book is full of horrible stereotypes about women in technology and is rightly being soundly criticized from all corners of the web Ah, Barbie. After telling young girls for years that “math is ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- A new Barbie book for young kids is causing controversy because shows Barbie venturing into computer engineering, but a few pages in, she needs tech support from her male friends ...

It has been more than 20 years since Mattel brought the infamous “Teen Talk Barbie” into the world, a talking doll programmed to say deathless phrases such as “I love shopping!” and “Math class is ...

UPDATE: Mattel has apologized for the controversial Barbie book and pulled it from Amazon. "The portrayal of Barbie in this specific story doesn't reflect the Brand's vision for what Barbie stands for ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by John Cook on Nov 20, 2014 at 8:01 am December 2, 2014 at 10:21 am ...

Sure, Barbie. You may be an astronaut, an entrepreneur and a doctor. But if you want to be a computer engineer, it looks like you're gonna need to call in some male backup, according to a children's ...

You win, Internet. Mattel and Random House have pulled a book about Barbie studying to be a computer engineer after widespread online complaints that the character was depicted as inept and dependent ...

See photos of some of the professions Barbie has tackled. In years past, Barbie was programmed to say "Math class is hard." Her newest look and career shows that the popular doll isn't intimidated by ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- A new Barbie book for young kids is causing controversy because shows Barbie venturing into computer engineering, but a few pages in, she needs tech support from her male ...