There’s a long history of marketing toys by gender. Sociologist Elizabeth Sweet, at the California State University, Sacramento, analyzed more than 7,300 toys in Sears catalogs from the 20th ...

As more and more parents push back against gender stereotypes, retailers are choosing to throw out the pink and blue rule book and embrace a gender-neutral approach to marketing children's toys ...

With dolls for girls and building sets for boys, toy ads are often accused of perpetuating sexist clichés. According to a study published in the journal PLOS One, these stereotypes are reflected ...

More information: Luca Marinelli et al, A multimodal understanding of the role of sound and music in gendered toy marketing, ...

But large stores must have also have a separate, gender-neutral section. These must display "a reasonable selection" of toys and childcare items, regardless of whether they've been marketed ...

The online sex toys market is experiencing in demand driven by the innovation of sex robots, bots, and dolls catering to the needs of adolescents and young adults. Luxury adult toys, including ...