"We made a mistake on our cover this morning and we’re very embarrassed." By Ryan Parker The Washington Post Express, a free daily tabloid given to mass transit passengers in D.C., drew ire on ...

We erroneously used a male symbol instead of a female symbol. — Express (@WaPoExpress) January 5, 2017 And quickly after that, an image of how the cover should have appeared: ...

We erroneously used a male symbol instead of a female symbol. — Express (@WaPoExpress) January 5, 2017. This is how the cover should have looked. We apologize for the mistake.

Newspaper uses the male symbol on a story about the Women’s March Can you tell what’s wrong with this image? Jaya Saxena. Updated on May 25 2021 6:31 am CDT ...

We erroneously used a male symbol instead of a female symbol. — Washington Post Express (@WaPoExpress) January 5, 2017. This is how the cover should have looked. We apologize for the mistake.

The male symbol is also the symbol for Ares, god of war and masculinity, whose corresponding planet is Mars. The symbol is supposedly based on Ares’ shield and spear.

We erroneously used a male symbol instead of a female symbol. — Express (@WaPoExpress) January 5, 2017. This is how the cover should have looked. We apologize for the mistake.