Objectives To identify Barbie brand dolls that had medicine and science themed professions in comparison with other career dolls and to determine their accuracy in meeting clinical and laboratory safety standards. Design Descriptive quantitative study. Setting Visual and data analysis of web searches. Main outcome measures To identify the kinds of medical and scientific subspecialties that the Barbie dolls (and a comparison doll group) worked in; and to determine whether these medical professional and scientist dolls met laboratory and clinical safety standards. Additional data about doll demographics (ie, age, ethnic group, and sex) were also collected. Participants 92 Barbie brand dolls were analyzed: doctor (n=53), scientist (n=10), science educator (n=2), nurse (n=15), dentist (n=11), and paramedic (n=1). 65 non-Barbie brand dolls were also analyzed for comparison purposes: doctor (n=26), scientist (n=27), nurse (n=7), dentist (n=2), engineer (n=2), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technician (n=1) dolls. Results Barbie brand medical professional dolls (n=80) largely treated children (66%, n=53/80), with only three (4%) medical professional dolls being directly depicted working with adults. Of the 12 scientist Barbie brand dolls, none met all proper personal protective equipment requirements related to hair and clothing. Barbie brand dolls often came with items, such as laboratory coats, microscopes, stethoscopes, and glasses, that children stereotypically associate with doctors and scientists. While comparison dolls offered a wider range of age and ethnic groups than the Barbie doll group did, the dolls similarly struggled to portray a wide range of medical and scientific subfields and most comparison dolls did not wear proper personal protective equipment. Conclusions Medicine and science themed dolls help to inspire tomorrow’s medical professionals and scientists. All toy companies should ensure that future medical professional and scientist dolls meet clinical and laboratory safety standards and diversify the types of medical and scientific professions represented (especially among male dominated fields). For young girls’ sakes as much as her own, Barbie must keep shattering glass ceilings. Original datasets can be obtained by contacting the author. Additional data will be provided by the author to individual readers as requested.

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芭比医学和科学职业娃娃分析：描述性定量研究

目标 与其他职业娃娃相比，识别具有医学和科学主题职业的芭比品牌娃娃，并确定其满足临床和实验室安全标准的准确性。设计描述性定量研究。设置网络搜索的视觉和数据分析。主要结果指标 确定芭比娃娃（以及比较娃娃组）所从事的医学和科学子专业的类型；并确定这些医疗专业人员和科学家玩偶是否符合实验室和临床安全标准。还收集了有关娃娃人口统计数据（即年龄、种族和性别）的其他数据。参与者对 92 个芭比品牌娃娃进行了分析：医生 (n=53)、科学家 (n=10)、科学教育者 (n=2)、护士 (n=15)、牙医 (n=11) 和护理人员 (n=1) ）。出于比较目的，还对 65 个非芭比娃娃品牌娃娃进行了分析：医生 (n=26)、科学家 (n=27)、护士 (n=7)、牙医 (n=2)、工程师 (n=2) 和磁性娃娃磁共振成像 (MRI) 技术员 (n=1) 玩偶。结果 芭比品牌医疗专业娃娃（n=80）主要治疗儿童（66%，n=53/80），只有三个（4%）医疗专业娃娃直接描绘为与成人一起工作。在 12 个科学家芭比品牌娃娃中，没有一个符合与头发和衣服相关的所有适当的个人防护装备要求。芭比娃娃品牌的娃娃通常附带实验室外套、显微镜、听诊器和眼镜等物品，孩子们通常将这些物品与医生和科学家联系在一起。虽然对比娃娃比芭比娃娃组提供了更广泛的年龄和种族群体，但这些娃娃同样难以描绘广泛的医学和科学子领域，而且大多数对比娃娃没有佩戴适当的个人防护装备。结论 医学和科学主题玩偶有助于激励未来的医学专业人士和科学家。所有玩具公司都应确保未来的医疗专业人员和科学家玩偶符合临床和实验室安全标准，并使所代表的医疗和科学专业类型多样化（特别是在男性主导的领域）。为了年轻女孩的利益，也为了她自己的利益，芭比必须不断打破玻璃天花板。原始数据集可联系作者获取。作者将根据要求向个别读者提供更多数据。