With her long blonde hair, tiny waist and pure pink wardrobe, Barbie is an icon. She may be only 11 and a half inches tall, but this cultural giant has occupied a prominent position in little girls’ toy boxes for over half a century. In 2014, Barbie was knocked off the top spot on most the popular girls’ toy list. But is Barbie’s reign really over?

Generation Z has grown up with a smartphone in one hand and an iPad in the other. So how come a craze for weaving plastic bands has taken playgrounds by storm? Where yo-yos and football stickers have gone before, loom bands are the kids’ craze of 2014. What exactly makes a Gen Z craze?

Disney has been making moves to diversify its characters in recent years, and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort has just welcomed its first Latina princess, Princess Elena, bringing much needed representation to the burgeoning US Hispanic market.

Changing the world for good can be a challenge at any age, but a group of 8- to 12-year-old girls from California aren’t letting their youth stand in the way of achieving social equality. Who are the Radical Monarchs and how are they changing what it means to be an activist?