Current：Home > ContactA lesson in Barbie labor economics (Classic) -Infinite Edge Capital
A lesson in Barbie labor economics (Classic)
View
Date：2025-04-14 23:17:30
*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！ (537)
Related
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- TikTokers Alexandra Madison and Jon Bouffard Share Miscarriage of Baby Boy
- ‘Hawaii Five-0’ fan favorite and former UFC fighter Taylor Wily dies at 56
- Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- Barry Bonds 'knew I needed to come' to Rickwood Field for his godfather, Willie Mays
- When does Sha'Carri Richardson run at US Olympic trials?
- Dollar Tree left lead-tainted applesauce on shelves for weeks after recall, FDA says
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- Spain vs. Italy highlights: Spain wins Euro 2024 showdown with own goal, score
Ranking
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Taylor Swift pauses London Eras Tour show briefly during 'Red' era: 'We need some help'
- Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit
- Prosecution rests in the trial of a woman accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- A year in, Nebraska doctors say 12-week abortion ban has changed how they care for patients
- New car inventory and prices: What shoppers need to know
- Emma Stone's New Brunette Hair Transformation is an Easy A
Recommendation
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Angel Reese wasted no time proving those who doubted her game wrong in hot start for Sky
3 kids 'found safe' after they never returned home from Colorado park, police say
A year in, Nebraska doctors say 12-week abortion ban has changed how they care for patients
Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
Steve Bannon asks Supreme Court to delay 4-month prison sentence as he appeals conviction
Iowa trucker whose body was found in field died of hypothermia after taking meth, autopsy finds
Oklahoma City will host 2026 Olympics softball, canoe