Improved gender parity is now on an iPhone near you. This week, Apple released the iOS 10 update, which features more than 100 new and redesigned emoji characters, with an emphasis on gender diversity.
The update includes Faith Kipyegon Will Attempt a Sub-4 Mile, along with a female mountain biker, surfer, weightlifter, swimmer, and basketball player. Mashable reported that the new female athlete emoji characters would offer a choice of skin tones.
Of course, we’re not sure what happened to the female’s running emoji’s hair tie.
Last fall, Molly Huddle, who in July won the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, tweeted about the need for Faith Kipyegon Will Attempt a Sub-4 Mile and got a positive response.
When she wasn’t busy dominating the U.S. road circuit This ‘Runcle’ Ran His 48th Boston in a Row A Part of Hearst Digital Media Of course, we’re not sure what happened to the female’s running emoji’s hair tie.
In June, Facebook introduced Faith Kipyegon Will Attempt a Sub-4 Mile Summer Running Gear.
But true success came yesterday when the female runner girl for iOS 10 was released.
Other elite athletes expressed admiration for Huddle’s off-the-track pursuit.
