"Gender-inclusive bathrooms serve a practical function of providing a safe public restroom for transgender individuals," write Rutgers University psychologists Kimberly Chaney and Diana Sanchez. But they also signal "a broader ideology of equality," including a positive, non-discriminatory environment for women and racial minorities. To put it simply: People assume that if an organization is sensitive and caring enough to accommodate members of the transgender community, it's probably fair to everyone.

The initiative, called Broadly Films, was announced by The Hollywood Reporter on Monday morning. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the multi-million dollar three-year project, funded by venture capital company AE Ventures, will assist 36 international filmmakers in funding, developing, and producing short films about "innovation, technology, youth, and women's issues."

Burgess did also combat institutional apathy working as a female nurse in male-dominated field. Her research with sociologist Lynda Lytle Holmstrom brought rape trauma syndrome into the academic sphere, highlighting symptoms that her male peers overlooked for decades.

It's a welcome change for models and viewers unhappy with the mass media's unspoken beauty standards, but Getty's policy has its limits. Getty said in the email that this change does not apply to "other changes made to models," including change of hair color, nose shape, and retouching of skin and blemishes.