[Edling] World Emoji Day: Gender equality, disability awareness inspire new emojis

Sun Jul 17 07:14:13 UTC 2016

ABC News

World Emoji Day: Gender equality, disability awareness inspire new emojis

Emojis often act as a mirror to society and represent important cultural values surrounding ethnicity, religion and sexuality.

To improve the gender diversity of the characters, Unicode Emoji Subcommittee has agreed to add 11 new "professional" emojis in both male and female options with all skin tones.

Full story:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-17/lack-of-emojis-for-women-and-people-with-disabilities/7635844
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