Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Ikea under fire for airbrushing women out of Saudi catalogue

Swedish ministers criticise 'medieval' decision to alter images featuring women in annual booklet

The furniture retailer said it regretted removing the women from pictures in the annual booklet, which otherwise looks roughly the same in all its markets. The pictures included one of a woman in pyjamas in front of a bathroom mirror, and one of Ikea's female designers.