Category Archives: DEI-BR

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village A preview of the latest set of over 40 potential new emojis, many of which focus on gender neutrality and diversity, was released by Emojipedia shortly ahead of World Emoji Day, July 17. In past years emoji have come a long way in terms of …

“Emoji have come a long way in terms of improving gender and cultural inclusivity but users are asking for increased representation”

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village “International Non-Binary People’s Day” is celebrated ever year on the 14th of July since 2012 and is aimed at raising awareness around the issues faced by people who do not identify as male or female. The issue is gaining increasing traction in the current debate …

“Survey data about non-binary people: a critical tool to inform discussions about policy, resource allocations, and other issues that affect them”

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village Have you ever become impatient during work conversations, speaking over or finishing the sentences of colleagues who are non-native English speakers and are more hesitant? Do you tend to gravitate more towards colleagues who are English native speakers to chat than with non-native speakers? Have …

“Not everyone who speaks English is treated the same way. What happens when accent discrimination creeps in?”

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village The act of translating a text, of making it available to people who can’t read the original language, is a political statement in many different ways: what works are chosen to translate, or not to translate, who should translate, what languages to translate into. The …

“Translation can be a political act when is used to give a voice to under-represented groups and challenge gender stereotypes”

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village American artist, designer and art director Jennifer Daniel is the first woman to chair the Emoji Subcommittee for the Unicode Consortium, the official gate-keeper for new emoji. Today most of our online communication is typed: emails, text messages, Facebook, Twitter … and an estimated 10 …

“The new Head of the UNICODE Emoji Subcommittee is advocating for more diverse and inclusive emoji”