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Any girls want to spend a day with Barbie’s Women to Watch?

Posted Mar 17, 2010 by Beth Gaddis

Updated Mar 17, 2010 at 09:35 AM

Barbie, the fashion icon who has had more than 100 careers, is helping to inspire a group of girls with some hands-on experience.

Mattel launched a contest Friday to find girls ages 6 to 14 to shadow one of Barbie’s 10 Women to Watch in 2010 and report about their experiences. Mattel will provide the winners with a video camera and digital camera to capture special moments and will pay travel costs for each girl, along with a parent or legal guardian.

After spending a day with their mentors, the contest winners will report back with photos, videos and a short essay about their day.  They’ll also be invited to attend a special event on Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, April 22.

For contest rules and information, go to www.icanbementor.com.  The contest ends Sunday.

Here’s a list of Barbie’s 10 Women to Watch:

Gretchen Bleiler, Olympic snowboarder

Tavi Gevinson, 13, fashion blogger

Cindi Leive, editor in chief, Glamour Magazine

Brittany Lincicome, golfer from Seminole, FL

Danica Patrick, race car driver

J.K. Rowling, author and businesswoman

Rachel Roy, fashion designer

Susan Taylor, editor in chief Emeritus, Essence Magazine

Marie Wilson, founder and president, The White House Project

Yoky Matsuoka, professor of computer science and engineering, University of Washington