Mattel has launched a Barbie Position Mannequin collection honouring seven main ladies worldwide. UK house scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is considered one of them. These ladies will get a one-of-a-kind doll of their likeness.
The choice got here forward of Worldwide Ladies’s Day on 8 March. Furthermore, the nation is celebrating British Science Week from 10-19 March. This additionally grew to become a significant component on this choice.
The Barbie Position Mannequin, Dr Aderin-Pocock, is a famend presenter of CBeebies Stargazing. She additionally stars in BBC One’s The Sky at Evening. Earlier, she was named the chancellor on the College of Leicester.
She mentioned, “I hope my doll will remind women that while you attain for the celebrities, something is feasible.” “I wish to encourage the subsequent era of scientists, particularly women, and allow them to know that STEM is for them,” she added.
Her Barbie Position Mannequin doll has a starry costume evocative of the night time sky. Moreover, it comes with a stargazing telescope accent. This displays to her work wanting deep into house with the James Webb Telescope.
Altogether, Mattel has honoured the next girls with a Barbie Position Mannequin:
- Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (UK) – Area Scientist and Science Educator
- Susan Wojcicki (US) – YouTube CEO
- Anne Wojcicki (US) – CEO and Co-Founding father of 23andME
- Janet Wojcicki (US) – Pediatrics and Epidemiology Professor, College of California, San Francisco
- Yinuo Li (China) – ETU Training Co-Founder
- Katya Echazarreta (Mexico) – Electrical Engineer and Science Present Host
- Prof Dr Antje Boetius (DE) – Marine Researcher and Microbiologist
