Current：Home > StocksA lesson in Barbie labor economics (Classic) -Capitatum
A lesson in Barbie labor economics (Classic)
Poinbank Exchange View
Date：2025-04-07 02:27:56
*This episode originally aired on July 24th, 2023
*After a stunning box office opening of more than $300 million worldwide for the new Greta Gerwig film, the Barbieverse is having its moment. So what better time to examine what Barbie's 200-plus careers over the decades—from fashion model to astronaut to teacher—tell us about real-life women in the workforce. Today on the show, a former economics educator gives us a Barbie pink-colored lens on the labor market.
You can find the St. Louis Fed's Barbie curriculum here.
Related episodes:
Want more Barbie-nomics? Check out our episode on how Mattel turned the Barbie brand around.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood！ (35417)
Related
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief and controversy
- Have Mercy and Check Out These 25 Surprising Secrets About Full House
- Is Barbie a feminist icon? It's complicated
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- All the Celebrities Who Have a Twin You Didn't Know About
- GM reverses its plans to halt Chevy Bolt EV production
- Shooting wounds 5 people in Michigan with 2 victims in critical condition, police say
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Forecasters say Southwest temperatures to ease some with arrival of monsoon rains
Ranking
- 2024 Olympics: Gymnast Ana Barbosu Taking Social Media Break After Scoring Controversy
- Headspace helps you meditate on the go—save 30% when you sign up today
- Chris Buescher wins at Richmond to become 12th driver to earn spot in NASCAR Cup playoffs
- Cyber breaches cost investors money. How SEC's new rules for companies could benefit all.
- British golfer Charley Hull blames injury, not lack of cigarettes, for poor Olympic start
- 'Love Island USA' week 2 heats up with a 'Vanderpump' cameo, feuds, so many love triangles
- What's a fair price for a prescription drug? Medicare's about to weigh in
- Mattel tried to report financials. All anyone wanted to talk about was 'Barbie'
Recommendation
Boy who wandered away from his 5th birthday party found dead in canal, police say
Why residuals are taking center stage in actors' strike
The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave
Backup driver of an autonomous Uber pleads guilty to endangerment in pedestrian death
Blake Lively’s Inner Circle Shares Rare Insight on Her Life as a Mom to 4 Kids
Subway fanatic? Win $50K in sandwiches by legally changing your name to 'Subway'
In 'Family Lore,' award-winning YA author Elizabeth Acevedo turns to adult readers
Rest in Power: Celebrities react to the death of Sinéad O'Connor