With Barbies against gender journey rolling in the air

Small girls think that in the Cockpit more men are sitting. Virgin Atlantic wants to take action against it.

As a Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday (09. September) began, for the first Time its new Airbus A350-1000 in passenger service, it was a double Premiere. The British airline announced in April that henceforth, not only white women as a so-called Flying the next plane Ladies are adorned with. In future, illustrations of both sexes and of all skin colors can be seen.

In the sense of the equality of Virgin Atlantic in the framework of the A350-1000-Premiere announced a further action: The airline works together with Mattel, the manufacturer of the Barbie doll. Mattel has been trying for a while to counter criticism that it represent an outdated image of women. Now that is going to change, even with the help of Virgin Atlantic. A special series of new Barbies to inspire young girls to aviation. "Dream Cap Project" means the Initiative by Mattel. It is to prevent that girls are screws at the age of five years, your expectations of your career and according to stereotypes inform..

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