by Rose Porta, Kira S, and Yutong Zhang We (the interns) were sent six $20 LEGO sets for WBI’s annual review of $20 sets. We also had the unique opportunity to assemble the sets together! We each built two sets and reviewed them. Rose’s Experience I built two sets: the… Continue reading
by Yutong Zhang and Rose Porta What’s in a minifigure? Have a feeling you’ve seen a “new” minifigure before? Chances are you probably have. LEGO has produced over 14,000 different minifigures over the years, and each new minifigure does not have new individual parts. Existing parts are often mixed and… Continue reading
by Yutong Zhang and Rose Porta Profession representation is important in LEGO minifigures, because every profession should be valued and acknowledged equally in society. In addition, children are more likely to pursue their dreams if they can see themselves in the professions playing with toys. This prompted us to investigate… Continue reading
by Rose Porta, Kira S, and Yutong Zhang When doing social justice work, you are bound to encounter individuals who will criticize you and your work as unimportant, pointless, or even harmful or threatening. You are likely to experience criticism of your work through comments if you post content related… Continue reading
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
We thought last year was a great year for LEGO, but 2021 has been just as outstanding. In what will be an annual tradition, WBI is pleased to share its 2021 Top Ten LEGO list for Equity and Inclusion. We took a look at all of LEGO product offerings for… Continue reading
If you’re new to the LEGO hobby, one of the first things most want to do is create a signature minifigure (sigfig) of themselves. We wondered, how easy is that to do, especially if you’re a woman, or person of colour? To answer, we (or rather, our interns) looked at… Continue reading
