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Actress Jemima Kirke at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

PS Picks: Glam-Rock Wastrel Alex Cameron’s ‘Studmuffin96’ Music Video

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Elena Gooray

News in Brief

By Age Six, Girls Start to Associate Brilliance With Boys

New research finds gender stereotyping starts very early in life. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Adam Berry/Getty Images) If…

Pacific Standard Staff

Economics

The Gender Pay Gap Starts Really Early

Not only do young girls work more around the house than their male counterparts, but their parents reward them with a smaller allowance.

Lisa Wade

Social Justice

Re-Imagining Barbie: Villain or Victim?

What if Barbie is just as insecure as the rest of us?

Lisa Wade

Social Justice

Career Barbie and the Sexualization of Little Girls

Perhaps the most shocking takeaway from the recent study that found playing with Barbies may seriously limit a girl's view of what occupations are open to her is, in a world where we're surrounded by media, how quickly one doll can have a measurable impact.

Peggy Orenstein

Social Justice

Barbie May Be Hazardous to Your Daughter’s Career Aspirations

New research suggests playing with the world-famous doll limits a girl’s view of what occupations are open to her.

Tom Jacobs