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There's a brand new set of emojis for women. And they don't suck.

Have you ever gone to jazz up a text message only to realise all the female emojis kind of… suck?

Unless you’re a princess, a twin, getting a haircut or about to go salsa dancing, there’s not really a teenie tiny smart-phone bound lady capable of conveying your sentiments.

On the other hand, men have a wide range of emojis to choose from.

They have jobs, hobbies and assumedly rich inner lives.

This did not go unnoticed by Karina De Alwis, Noemie Le Coz and Nirmala Shome — the three Australian women behind She-Mojis.

The She-Moji keyboard has over 400 new emojis celebrating women.

Applause emoji, basically.

Hear Mia Freedman, Monique Bowley and Kate de Brito unpack female emojis, the Sonia Kruger racism debate, “cultural appropriation” and why the pressure on women to have a “natural” birth is absurd, in this week’s episode of Mamamia Out Loud….

 

Video by: Nia Nguyen

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