Barbie Can Do It!

2016 Israel is an equal and feminist country, or at least we like to say that it is. We have come a long way, but there are still gaps between men and women. Women often earn less than their male peers, and may suffer from chauvinism. The cartoon uses a pair of icons on two sides of the coin to depict the pretense of feminism: Rosie the Riveter (“We Can Do It!”) and a Barbie doll, which is the chauvinist model. Many people in society claim that they are Rosie, but are, in fact, Barbie. Which one are you?

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“Barbie Can Do It” by Yali Nitzani for the “Cartoon Criticism Care” competition, the Jerusalem Press Club (JPC). Help this competition go global!