As far as software updates go, the one launched by Facebook last week seems relatively minor. The social network simply tweaked its 10-year-old logo. It’s a slight visual update to the icons used to represent friends and groups on the platform, and probably won’t even be noticed by the vast majority of users. But symbolically, the change says a lot.

If you look closely, the new logo is distinctly feminist. Why? Because it puts women first — literally.

Here’s the story: The “friends” icon on Facebook has always featured a man’s silhouette slightly in front of a woman’s, with one of her shoulders tucked behind his. In addition, the “groups” icon has always positioned the man up front, flanked by a woman to his left and another man to his right. Facebook Design Manager Caitlin Winner’s updated icons, however, position the woman front and center.

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In a blog post on Medium, Winner explained why she felt compelled to question Facebook’s design choices. “As a woman, educated at a women’s college, it was hard not to read into the symbolism of the current icon; the woman was quite literally in the shadow of the man. She was not in a position to lean in,” Winner wrote.

According to Winner, this isn’t the first time that a Facebook employee has ventured out on their own to initiate symbolic change. For example, a designer and engineer worked together last year to create new globe icons that didn’t focus only on the Western Hemisphere, being more inclusive of the many Facebook users in Europe, Asia and Africa.

“As a result of this project, I’m on high alert for symbolism,” Winner wrote in her blog post. “I try to question all icons, especially those that feel the most familiar.”

Pretty cool, don’t you think?