When you make a sigfig, what colour parts do you choose? The Women’s Brick Initiative (WBI) has updated the survey we conducted two years ago. Some people use yellow, some use other skin tones. Some have more than one sigfig in different colours. We published the results of the 2020… Continue reading
Going to Brickworld next month? Join the WBI collaborative build! Inspired by 31122 Fish Tank, we will have the WBI Aquarium! We’re asking members and allies to build fish and other marine life for display. Many thanks to Naomi Takeuchi for these examples. If you’d like to participate, but aren’t… Continue reading
When examining the animals in varying LEGO sets, two different methods were used in comparing animals in sets made predominantly for girls and women and those made for predominantly boys and men. The first method is defining each animal as having “realistic” or “unrealistic” colors, based on the actual colors… Continue reading
Gender bias and discrimination could not be clearer when looking at the LEGO CMFs. Looking at and analyzing CMFs from series 1 through series 20, the representation of girls and women can be seen throughout time. In this article, we will compare and contrast the difference in names of female… Continue reading