By Emelyn Chiang Gender stereotypes exist everywhere in our communities. LEGO is no exception to this trend. We looked at every female LEGO minifigure torso produced to examine some of the stereotypes perpetuated in one of the most popular building toys of all time. Gender Stereotypes in Female LEGO Minifigures… Continue reading
We’re close to the end of this marathon called the year 2020, and it’s been quite a year for LEGO. WBI took a look at all of LEGO product offerings for 2020, reviewed them through a lens of gender equity and diversity, and compiled a list of the best and… Continue reading
by Emelyn Chiang Female minifigure heads differ from their male counterparts in many ways. First, almost all female minifigure faces wear makeup, and a large fraction have smirking, even provocative expressions that are not seen in male heads. Our analysis explored all 525 female heads produced by LEGO and reveals… Continue reading
by Emelyn Chiang LEGO was originally a boys’ toy, and this basis is still reflected in their products. The LEGO Group has attempted to reach a more diverse audience, but female minifigures and minifigures that depict people of color are still vastly underrepresented. Diversity in LEGO Minifigures LEGO may be… Continue reading
WBI will be hosting a room at virtual Brickworld on December 12, 2020. We hope to see you there! During one of the sessions, we’re going to be asking women, girls, and allies to show us their variation of the original LEGO duck. You might remember that WBI hosted a… Continue reading
The Women’s Brick Initiative is excited to introduce a new way to learn more about our community members. We love how supportive the WBI community is and we think there are some members doing amazing things that we don’t know a lot about. Our goal is to create a close-knit… Continue reading
WBI hosted a social during virtual BrickCon recently. We had a great time! But we figured we don’t need a convention to have a virtual social hour, so we’re having one this weekend: Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020 Time: 7:00 p.m. Pacific (Los Angeles) time Where: Zoom! If you’re interested… Continue reading
By Stephanie Taylor Editor’s note: Thanks to some terrific input from the AFOL community, it’s been brought to our attention that some of the data presented here may be incomplete. We’re reviewing that data and will change as needed, and then republish. In mid 2018, for the 40th anniversary of… Continue reading
After an incredibly busy summer, our interns are back off to school (virtually). We’re now almost ready to start sharing everything that we’ve been working on for the last few months. In the coming weeks and months, these are just some of the topics you’ll see covered right here. Our… Continue reading
Thanks to our partnership with Smith College, WBI is pleased to share that we have five interns this summer! Have you ever wondered how many minifig heads are female? And of those, how many are yellow? How many women of colour have been represented in minfig form? How many different… Continue reading
