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The pop-up experience opens in New York City on 17 May and in Chicago on 7 June

As fighting continues in Sudan between two military factions, tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes with aid workers warning women and children are being disproportionately affected by the violence. Also with the UN saying it will take us close to 300 years until the world reaches…

The project is currently the subject of a crowdfunding campaign, with the deadline fast approaching.

A new doll representing a person with Down's syndrome was launched by US toy manufacturer Mattel last week. This reflects the company's commitment to diversity and inclusivity and its effort to counter social stigma through play.

Six months after she was immortalized with a U.S. quarter, Asian American Hollywood trailblazer Anna May Wong has received another accolade affirming her icon status — her own Barbie

She's been held up as a symbol of femininity for generations of little girls. Yet Barbie's influence on popular culture has been called into question over the years, as the doll stands accused of promulgating unrealistic stereotypes. Now her creators Mattel have responded to that criticism. We learn more about…

It’s great that Mattel has taken such care to represent a Disabled person as true to life. But it’s still presenting non-Disabled people with an unachievable ideal of beauty in traditional Barbie

Fans are treated to the first glimpse of the fairytale couple

Hooray for representation.

The head-to-toe pink trend is here for the summer.

The Barbie Fashionistas line, which began in 1959, has seen more than 175 looks with different skin tones, hair textures, body sizes and dolls with different disabilities.