A Period Emoji Fail

Abstract

Language promotes inclusion. The adoption, use, and repetition of words serve to establish societal norms. The same is true of emojis. Plan International, an international non-governmental organization advancing equality for girls, recognized the power that emoji representation holds for normalizing matters society deems taboo. In 2017, Plan UK, the United Kingdom subsidiary of Plan International, launched a campaign encouraging the Unicode Consortium to include a period emoji in the global...