Stock photos—which come from image databases and are often used in advertisements or magazine articles—can be painfully outdated and limited. You'll find lots of photos of women cleaning their houses and laughing alone with salad. If you search for "women" and "business," you might find a photo of a woman climbing a ladder with a briefcase and shoulder pads. The photos often feel like caricatures.Sheryl Sandberg's organization, Lean In, wanted to change that, so she's working with Getty Images to add thousands of new photos to their image database—including photos of women running meetings, girls at computers and men with their kids. She wants to represent women and families in more empowering ways and stop perpetuating gender stereotypes, according to the New York Times.
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