Girls Write Now + Mattel's Barbie Close the Dream Gap Project

Girls Write Now Partnerships

Mattel's Barbie Close the Dream Gap Project

Mattel partners with Girls Write Now to help give girls and gender-expansive youth the resources and support they need to continue to believe that they can be anything.

Experience the Partnership

Girls Write Now and Parents Magazine amplified the impact of Isabel Allende’s story in a featured Instagram post on the next generation of leaders for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Partner Writing Contest

Inspiring Women Writing Contest

Barbie and Girls Write Now teamed up for a writing contest in celebration of Isabel Allende.

Isabel Allende’s books tell the stories of inspiring girls and women, so we asked members of our community and the public to write a story about a girl, woman, or gender expansive individual who discovers their power(s)—whether real, fictional, or even magical.

Partnership Experiences

Celebrating Isabel Allende's Legacy

Barbie and Girls Write Now celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring changemakers like Isabelle Allende whose stories helped shape the world and continue to inspire generations.

Inspiring Women Write Now

In collaboration with Mattel, Girls Write Now went behind the scenes to discover how this extraordinary line of dolls was created, focusing on the selection of iconic figures like Isabel Allende and Bessie Coleman.

Memorialize the Important People in Your Life in Writing with Gigi Coleman

Gigi Coleman and Girls Write Now practiced memorializing unsung heroes inspired by the legacy of her Great-Aunt and first female African-American pilot, Bessie Coleman.

Honoring Ida B. Wells with Author of her Biography & Great-Granddaughter Michelle Duster

Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells and author of Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, and Girls Write now celebrated the release of the Ida B. Wells Barbie Inspiring Women doll with this salon on writing history through a family member’s story—the family we’re born into, chose or that chose us.

Partner Fundraiser

Barbie Dream Gap GoFundMe to Empower Young Writers

Barbie established the Dream Gap Project Fund with $250K in March 2019 to fuel efforts to close the Dream Gap. No matter how big or small a donation, every bit counts. Your support will go towards leveling the playing field for girls, by providing tools, resources and support to organizations on the ground working to change the lives of girls around the world.

Honoring Our Partners

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: at DVF Studio on October 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images for Girls Write Now)

Mattel and Girls Write Now celebrated their partnership at the Girls Write Now Fall Awards by giving out nearly 100 Isabel Allende dolls to honor the legacy of change makers and inspire its next generation.

Speaking Series

Girls Write Now Mentee Q&A with Shonda Rhimes

TV Producer Shonda Rhimes inspires Girls Write Now mentees with a behind-the-scenes look at her creative career as part of The Dream Gap Project by Mattel.