Emoji, (Source: Forsaken Fotos/flickr)
Google has tried to stay somewhat of a champion of gender diversity in Silicon Valley — indeed, it has made strides in diversifying its staff, although critics have called out its “hidden bias” and noted its workplace demographics have been slow to change. Now, in a seemingly innocuous yet important way, the company seeks to “increase the representation of women in emoji.”
A group of Google employees has petitioned the Unicode Consortium, the non-profit that determines what emojis exist and are available for technology companies to make available to users. The group’s proposal aims to “create a new set of emoji that represents 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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