The Daily Digest: Brilliant Bloody Emoji

Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director, Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)

11-Feb-19 14:20

The Daily Digest: Brilliant Bloody Emoji

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Inclusivity and diversity in emojis have been expanding each year. With the latest set of emojis announced recently, we’re finally getting an emoji for periods. We discuss why this is a big deal in breaking the stigma on menstruation.

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Tina Carmillia, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Science, Business Analysis, Technology, Medical Innovation and Technology, Tech, Social Issues

Tags: Unicode Consortium, social media, period emoji, emoji language, menstruation, Daily Digest, Bigger Picture,

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