Lego Friends Triples Sales Despite Feminist Critique
Amazon(NEW YORK) — While toymaker LEGO was criticized for perpetuating gender stereotypes with its LEGO Friends toy sets for girls earlier this year, the Danish company has said the controversy may have helped triple sales to girls.Beginning late last…
Au Revoir ‘Mademoiselle’: French Forms Get a Makeover
Hemera/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Farewell to lovesick maidens and damsels in distress. Farewell to discrimination and sexism — well, at least on French forms.
French Prime Minister François Fillon ordered this week that the term “mademoiselle&…