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How the world of work has lured Barbie out of high heels

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Summary
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76% Informative

A rare analysis of nearly 3,000 Barbies released over 65 years found that high-heeled incarnations gradually made way for flat-shoed forms.

The steady embrace of sensible flats coincided with Barbie ’s laudable engagement with professional employment, the study found.

The work was led by podiatrists in Australia and the UK .

VR Score

80

Informative language

82

Neutral language

5

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

2

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