Google Employees Propose Gender Inclusive Emoticons

Google is proposing to make emojis more gender inclusive by showing women as doctors, rock stars et al.

Lately, emojis have been tried to make as inclusive as possible by addressing concerns pertaining to race and religious identities. (Photo: AP)

A group of Google employees have submitted a report for more gender inclusive emoticons to Unicode Consortium, the body which oversees the creation and addition of new emojis.

The 12 new emoticons include women from different professions – from factory workers to rock stars, Google has covered it all.

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Google describes these emojis as those that represent “a wide range of professions for women and men with a goal of highlighting the diversity of women’s careers and empowering girls everywhere.”

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Amy Butcher’s article in New York Times titled ‘Emoji Feminism’ was cited as a source of inspiration by the group.

Lately, emojis have been tried to make as inclusive as possible by addressing concerns pertaining to race and religious identities.