Google creates 13 emoji to represent working women

Spend any time tapping out emoji and you've probably noticed that women are confined to three principal roles: bride, princess and dancer. 

While these are lovely things to be, the limited selection grows tiresome quickly, especially in contrast to emojis that show men as a police officer, cyclist and weight lifter. 

The disparity was recently the subject of a new Always advertising campaign and a New York Times op-ed. Inspired by the controversy, four Google employees have suggested a plan to rectify the imbalance. A proposal released by the company this week suggests adding 13 new female emoji to "better reflect the pivotal roles women play in the world."  Read more...