Help. Looking for graphic occupation icons. Depictions of women are upsetting me.

[HappyPlace]

I've been looking for sets of icons/buttons showing men and women in a variety of career positions.

Fuck. Almost all of them depict mostly men, white men, and where women are cast they are cast in less impressive roles.

Big surprise, right?

Check this out, from this set women are good at two things, apparently:
Serving food and standing there looking pretty in a skirt:



I think I'll end up drawing my own. Unless any graphics people out there can recommend a better source than shutterstock.

[mopinko]

1. jebus. you are right. start drawing.

i have some from a project that i worked on for a women's org. if you pm me your email, i will send them to you. just promise to alter them.

[HappyPlace]

2. OMG you wouldn't believe what I'm seeing.

I'm collecting some of the graphics I'm finding from "the Noun Project" because they're clean and free, but the selection for these folks and really all the others is the same: https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=women

Women = high heels, lingerie, children, cooking and service jobs

Do a search for engineer and other professions and they're all men, typically.

Argh.

I'll send you a message.

[Tipperary]

3. This is something that has annoyed me since I was a girl. It is very sad that it is still the same.

If you draw your own, I do hope you will share them with us. I am no good at drawing at all or I would try.