Emojis Would Show Women Doing More Than Painting Their Nails

in #technology • 8 years ago (edited)

Feminists are making a point about these emojis... and Google is on board!

"Google developers have unveiled a proposal for 13 new emoji that show women in a powerful new light. Far from just depicting a happy face, a devilish wink, or an emotional tear, these new emoji feature professional women leading the way in a range of careers.

"No matter where you look, women are gaining visibility and recognition as never before," the developers said in a statement. "Isn't it time that emoji also reflect the reality that women play a key role in every walk of life and in every profession?"

Developers Rachel Been, Agustin Fonts, Mark Davis, and Nicole Bleuel announced the proposal at the Unicode Consortium, a non-profit that sets international standards for text and characters so that they appear consistently across devices and computers." ...read the rest if you care

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