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Is a lack of programmable dolls really the things that's keeping women out of the tech sector? I don't see how this will "fix the gender gap". I have a friend w
by pathartl 1y ago
Is a lack of programmable dolls really the things that's keeping women out of the tech sector? I don't see how this will "fix the gender gap". I have a friend with daughters that hosts a LEGO league team and it sounds like they get just as much enjoyment out of it as the boys do.
On the surface I guess this is neat. But maybe instead of forcing dolls on girls and cars on boys we could do a bit better by, well, not being presumptuous.
- apothegm 1y agoAgreed so much that we should be working to eliminate the gender associations with specific toys and pursuits. That said, maybe this is a workaround to parents with gendered toy expectations? Or to encouraging STEM interests in girls who have already been socially indoctrinated into gender norms?
- pathartl 1y agoYeah after posting this comment I ended up discussing it with my SO. I don't think this product is a bad idea by any means, it just seems to learn way too much into hyperbole for something that is essentially an American Girl doll with a microcontroller implanted in its chest like Tony Stark. This alone can't "fix" anything.