British retailer Mothercare is facing a backlash after advertising its range of cleaning toys with young girls dressed as 1950s housewives. With her hair tied in rollers, one young girl wears a polka ...

Nothing will take you back to your childhood quicker than the advert for that one toy you wanted more than anything else in the world. With catchy jingles, bright colours, and lots of smiling faces, ...

With dolls for girls and building sets for boys, toy ads are often accused of perpetuating sexist cliches. According to a study published in the journal PLOS One, these stereotypes are reflected not ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. They may "only" be toy boats, but they seem to be symbols of a lost world - conveying a time of elegance and simplicity, an era when ...