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Reflections on the ‘Barbie’ movie and its impact on women in medicine

By The DO Staff

12.07.23

I had the great pleasure to see “Barbie” for the first time on a big screen in Cape Town, South Africa.  I was traveling with my sister, and we thought it would be fun and interesting to see a movie about a quintessentially American toy in an international theater. While waiting in line to take my sister’s picture in the classic pink Mattel box, we enjoyed observing the variety of people who were there. Many people were in costumes or wore bright pink, and the crowd included people of all ethnicities and ages.