The Redefining Women Icon Collection

Noun Project launches a new collection of 60+ icons representing women in design, technology and leadership positions, available for free as Public Domain.

Visual language has the power to shape, reinforce, and change our perceptions about the world. Symbols are some of the best universal tools to overcome language and cultural communication barriers, and it’s more important than ever that they communicate in a socially conscious way.

Despite the recent steps we’ve taken as a society to champion gender equality, many visual representations of women today still support outdated stereotypes. When you search the web for images related to words like “entrepreneur,” “leader,” and “boss,” the majority of results are images of men. Search results for words like “nurse,” “teacher,” or “caregiver” are, by and large, women. Meanwhile, the rising popularity of phrases like “Girl Boss” or “Boss Babe” do little to bolster women in professional settings.

This collection has been released with a Public Domain license because we want these icons to be used far and wide, in classrooms, conference presentations, marketing materials and more.

We are actively working on additional initiatives designed to support the creation of more equal and accurate representations in visual language. If there’s something you’d like to see get better representation, tell us in the comments, tweet us @nounproject or send us a note at iconathon@thenounproject.com.

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