Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Facebook updates 'Friends' icon to reflect
gender equality
Very subtle but profound change they’ve
made. From a man in the front and a smaller woman in the back to a woman in
front and a man of the same size in the back. This change was made to the world
largest SNS’s key icon, “Friends.” Though the sizes of the silhouettes are
same, they aren’t shown in the same line. Does it represent Facebook’s
commitment to equality of genders or priority to women?
In fact, approximately the two-thirds of
Facebook employees is men. When it comes to tech sector, only 15% is women. Even
though the company’s COO is a well-known woman, only less than a quarter of the
senior-level employees is women. That probably isn’t the only reason they’ve
made this change in the icon but maybe a sign of change. But what about LGBT
friends?
Enjoy reading and learning about this
recent change in the popular icon.
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