woman construction worker
Unicode: 1F477 200D 2640
Description
A woman wearing a hard hat, depicting a worker or construction worker. The base emoji is a person with a hard hat, and the ZWJ sequence specifies it as a woman.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Represents professionalism, hard work, construction, engineering, manual labor, or a person working in a technical field.
Backstory
The base emoji (person with hard hat) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). The gender-specific sequence (woman) was introduced with Unicode 9.0 (2016) and Emoji 3.0, allowing for more inclusive representation of diverse professions.
Usage Examples
- Highlighting women in STEM/trades: 'Proud to see more women in engineering! 👷♀️'
- Talking about construction: 'The new building is coming along nicely 👷♀️'
- Describing someone's profession: 'She's an architect and loves her job 👷♀️'
- General work-related context: 'Time to get to work! 👷♀️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent women in traditionally male-dominated trades, emphasizing gender equality in professions. Also used to denote construction workers or manual labor.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen as a symbol of diligence or a professional in a specific trade. Can also be used in contexts related to building or development.