Lego to remove gender bias from its toys after survey reveals harmful stereotypes

Research reveals harmful stereotypes still hindering girls, boys and their parents

A preschool age child plays with plastic building blocks.

Lego has announced it will work to remove gender stereotypes from its toys after a global survey the company commissioned found attitudes to play and future careers remain unequal and restrictive.

Researchers found that while girls were becoming more confident and keen to engage in a wide range of activities, the same was not true of boys.