''One of the things girls have always been faulted for is not having the creativity to see more than one right answer so that they make lousy scientists and engineers.'' Burger argued that logic programs are especially beneficial for girls. ''It absolutely supports the stereotype that girls are only interested in fashion and boys are interested in more intellectual pursuits,'' she said.Īmong the software titles offered with the Hot Wheels PC but not the Barbie PC were BodyWorks, a program that teaches human anatomy and three-dimensional visualization, and a thinking game called Logical Journey of the Zoombinis.ĭr. Burger first noticed the difference in October when she saw newspaper advertisements for the computers. Burger, an immunologist and co-ordinator for the Science and Gender Equity Program at Virginia Tech. ''I was surprised how different the software packages were,'' said Carol J. But to the dismay - or possibly the delight - of some critics, the $599 Barbie PC comes loaded with a little more than half of the educational software found on Mattel's companion computer for boys, the Hot Wheels PC. Last fall, Mattel released the Barbie PC, a pink, Barbie-themed computer for girls.
BARBIE, the doll that once said, ''Math class is tough,'' has found a new way to skip strenuous schoolwork.
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