Ikea 'Regrets' Airbrushing Women Out of Its Saudi Catalog

Now you see her, now you don't

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Click your way through Ikea's regular catalog and its Saudi catalog, and you will notice something odd: They removed all the women (though not the young girls) from the latter. In some cases it's clear they were Photoshopped out; in other instances they simply have replacement pictures. For example, there's one image of four women sitting at a dining table where clearly someone said "Screw it" and just reshot the table. The changes have caused a bit of a stir with government officials in Sweden, as they seem to suggest Ikea doesn't have much of a commitment to women's rights.

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