woman mechanic: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F469 1F3FF 200D 1F527
Description
A woman with dark skin tone, wearing a hard hat, and holding a wrench or other tool, representing a female mechanic or technician.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents professionalism, skill, determination, and competence in a traditionally male-dominated field. Often used to signify empowerment and gender equality.
Backstory
This emoji is a combination of two standard Unicode sequences: 'Woman' (1F469), 'Dark Skin Tone' (1F3FF), and 'Zero Width Joiner' (200D) followed by 'Wrench' (1F527). The ZWJ sequence creates a single composite emoji, allowing for the representation of specific professional roles with various skin tones. It was created to promote diversity and inclusion in emoji representations of various professions.
Usage Examples
- Celebrating women in trades: 'My sister just graduated from mechanics school! 👩🏾🔧Proud of her!'
- Highlighting skills and expertise: 'Hiring a top-notch female technician for our team. 👩🏾🔧'
- Promoting gender equality: 'Breaking stereotypes one bolt at a time. 👩🏾🔧'
- Representing personal profession: 'Just another day at the shop. 👩🏾🔧'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
May be used to celebrate women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) or skilled trades. Symbolizes breaking gender stereotypes.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often highlighting the increasing presence of women in various professional roles.
Global usage:
Universally recognized as a symbol of female professionals in manual or technical occupations.