Emoji equality.

• Position: TECH - Brief article

Here's news worth texting about: Female emojis may soon have a new set of career options. A team at Google has proposed expanding emoji offerings of women-currently limited to symbols such as bride, princess, and dancer--to include professional roles like doctor, scientist, farmer, and professor. Critics have long argued that while male emojis are depicted as everything from police officers to rock climbers, female emojis fuel gender stereotypes. The 13 newly proposed symbols would "empower young...