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LikeAGirl Tackles EmojisAlways39 awardwinning LikeAGirl campaign is back and taking on an unlikely subject amp8211 emojis In their new powerful video Always interviews teenage girls who point out that most emojis are pink quotgirlyquot and only doing activities surrounding beauty Ad Age reports On the other hand the action emojis amp8211 biking surfing hiking etc amp8211 all feature men Even more shocking none of the quotprofessionquot emojis include women amp8211 unless you count the quotbridequot emoji as a profession which one girl points out is absurdamp160 Because the girls interviewed were not aware of emojis39 subtle limitations for women their outrage comes out in the powerful video amp160quotSociety has a tendency to send subtle messages that can limit girls to stereotypes As someone who has studied sociolinguistics I know the kind of impact even seemingly innocuous language choices can have on girls It was so interesting to hear these girls talk about emojis and realize how the options available to them are subtly reinforcing the societal stereotypes and limitations they face every dayquot campaign director Lucy Walker said in a statementamp160amp160The Future of Men BeginsJack Myers39 newest book The Future of Men Masculinity in the TwentyFirst Century has officially published On publication day Jack appeared on CBS This Morning with New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor and hosts Charlie Rose Norah O39Donnell and Soledad O39Brien where he discussed the shift in traditional gender roles quotWe need to change the narrative around young men and we also need to create a better sense of the man39s role in a relationshipquot he told the panel Jack then headed to Good Day New York where he sat down with hosts Greg Kelly and Rosanna Scotto quotFor young boys and college kids gender neutrality is the normquot Jack commented While this is great he continued confusion arises when men and women enter a largely malecentric workplace environment and are expected to act differently Watch the full segment hereThe Future of Men conversation has just begun Jack39s full press calendar can be seen hereDisney Forgets Scarlet Witch in New Toy CollectionJust as Disney execs left out Rey in the new Star Wars toy sets the superhero Scarlet Witch has been excluded from the new Avengers toy collection even though she appears in the upcoming Captain America film Instead the toy set includes Blank Panther Ant Man Vision Spiderman and an updated version of Captain Americaamp160 This isn39t the first time the Marvel has excluded female characters from the Avengers39 toy lines when the last Avengers movie launched they faced scrutiny for the lack of Black Widow toys amp8211 drawing criticism from several of the stars and most notably Mark Ruffalo via Twitter While Marvel is working on a quotWomen of Powerquot initiative to highlight female characters in more comic books and games they seemed to have missed the mark again The Verge reportsamp160 Black Widow and Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy remain the only two female characters to have been featured in Disney Infinity toy setsYouTube Launches Program for Female FilmmakersYouTube is partnering with the United Nations to launch two new initiatives aimed at supporting and highlighting female filmmakers Called quotSpacesquot the new program will champion women both behindthescenes and in front of the camera The Drum reportsamp160 Six female YouTube stars have already signed on creating over 50 videos that range from scripted content to content directly addressing women39s issues quotThrough our global YouTube Spaces program and new partnership with the UN we39ll strengthen female voices on YouTube and around the worldquot YouTube exec Susan Wojcicki told The Hollywood Reporter In the second initiative Google will separately partner with the UN to support female quotchange ambassadorsquot in a yearlong gender equality programIt39s Women39s History MonthMarch is women39s history month paying tribute to generations of extraordinary women and their contributions throughout history amp160First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off the month by honoring female veterans at the annual Women39s History Month reception urging them to tell their stories ABC News reports quotAll of you learned how to build a team and lead others under pressure and complete any mission in front of you no matter what it takesamp8230 See that39s why it39s important that you tell your own stories amp8230 Our girls our daughters and granddaughters need to hear themquot she told the crowdamp160 During this month some women have begun speaking out against it and this piece which discusses the harm in feminism that celebrates only white women went viral amp160Other women and news outlets are embracing the quotfempowerquot running profiles on powerful women throughout the monthMORE HEADLINES THIS WEEKAn Open Letter to the AAF President on the Ridiculousness of AllMale AllWhite JuriesJust 4 of Femaleled Startups Are Run by Black Womenamp8212I39m One of ThemWhat Women Find in Friends That They May Not Get From LoveWhy We Need Women39s History Month In One Brilliant ComicGenderFluid Emoji Are ComingThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecom MyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggers

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