How much thought do you put into the dolls in your daughter’s bedroom, or into how those dolls affect the way she sees herself? One woman took a gasp-worthy moment in a toy aisle full of hyper-sexualized dolls, and turned it into a fight we should all get behind; Because our daughters and our sons are watching.

Jodi Bondi Norgaard is the author of MORE THAN A DOLL: How creating a sports doll turned into a fight to end gender stereotypes, available TODAY wherever you get your books. Jodi is an entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, and a feminist activist pushing media and retail to do a better job portraying girls beyond stereotypes.

She is the creator of the award-winning Go! Go! Sports Girls line of dolls, books, and apps, encouraging healthy and active play over beauty and body image. She has been featured on the Today show, The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, Forbes, Parents, and Huffington Post among other media outlets, and was invited by the Biden Administration to be part of the groundbreaking Gender Policy Council and thought leaders on policy as it relates to children’s toys, content, and publishing.

On today’s podcast we are digging in to what the statistics tell us about when girls fall out of sports and into the race for unattainable perfection. We are looking at what Jodi learned when she tried to launch a realistic line of dolls for girls. And we are diving in to why it is in fact…never…"just a doll."

For More on Jodi Bondi Norgaard: https://www.jodibondinorgaard.com/books

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