Current：Home > ContactA lesson in Barbie labor economics (Classic) -PrimeWealth Guides
A lesson in Barbie labor economics (Classic)
View
Date：2025-04-11 13:58:08
*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！ (55)
Related
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- You'll Be a Sucker for Joe Jonas' BeReal Birthday Tribute to Sophie Turner
- Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga and More Best Dressed Stars to Ever Hit the SAG Awards Red Carpet
- Comic Roy Wood Jr. just might be the host 'The Daily Show' (and late night TV) need
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Martha Stewart is the oldest cover model ever for a 'Sports Illustrated' swim issue
- It Cosmetics Flash Deal: Save $24 on the Your Skin But Better CC Cream
- #FindTheKetchupBoatGuy success: Heinz locates the man who survived nearly a month at sea by eating ketchup and seasonings
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Ballroom dancer and longtime 'Dancing With The Stars' judge Len Goodman dies at 78
Ranking
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- Greta Thunberg joins activists' protest against a wind farm in Norway
- Here are all the best looks from the Met Gala 2023
- Brad Paisley on what to avoid when writing songs about your wife
- At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
- If you think a writers strike will be bad for viewers, status quo may be even worse
- Transcript: CIA director William Burns on Face the Nation, Feb. 26, 2023
- Dozens dead after migrant boat breaks apart off Italian coast
Recommendation
Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
'Red Memory' aims to profile people shaped by China's Cultural Revolution
How Mya Byrne paved her long, winding road to country music with grit and sparkle
Nearly all companies who tried a 4-day workweek want to keep it
Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
Book bans are getting everyone's attention — including Biden's. Here's why
Italy migrant boat shipwreck: Whole families reportedly among victims who paid $8K each for voyage of death
Emily in Paris’ Ashley Park Joins Only Murders in the Building Season 3