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While Barbie’s career options have increased, there is clearly still room for improvement In her elegant qualitative study, Katherine Klamer dares the reader to dream bigger for a rising generation of girls.1 In an analysis of nearly 90 Barbies, Klamer found that Barbie brand medical professional dolls largely treated children (63%, n=48/76), with only three dolls (4%, n=3/76) working with adults. 59% of the Barbie brand dolls were white, 28% black, and 6% East Asian, and none had any physical disabilities. All Barbie brand doctors appeared to have either no specialization or were paediatricians with no apparent sub-specialization. Analysis showed that the dolls’ personal safety accessories were inadequate for standard practice; 98% of the Barbie brand dolls came with stethoscopes yet only 4% had face masks. Overall, the group of Barbies showed only a very limited range of medical careers.1 As surgeons in decidedly male dominated fields, we support Klamer’s conclusion that Barbi

United statesSophia mckinleyMatilda arabella evansGreta gerwigRebecca crumplerKatherine klamerMonica bertagnolliCornelia griggsErika rangelElizabeth blackwellMary edwards walkerSareh parangiAssociation of women surgeonsNational institutes of healthSociety of black academic surgeonsEast asian