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fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

How Corporate Feminism Went from "Love Me" to "Buy Me"

Should women be themselves at the office? In the past two decades, self-expression has become a tacit expectation in many white-collar workplaces, with dress codes relaxing and companies professing interest in their employees' lives and values. You got hired to do your job, the thinking goes; no use sending someone else to the staff meeting. But the past few years of layoffs, hiring slowdowns, and dwindling worker protections have left a subset of wage earners inclined to keep their cards close.
Women
fromNature
6 days ago

Would ChatGPT hire you? Your age and gender matter

Researchers have analysed hundreds of thousands of images from places like IMDb and Google Image Search as well as the kinds of online texts used to train large language models. They found a persistent age gap between men and women when it comes to how they are shown and talked about online.
Social justice
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

AI has this harmful belief about women

This kind of age-related gender bias has been seen in other studies of specific industries, and anecdotally . . . but no one has previously been able to examine this at such scale,
Artificial intelligence
Science
fromNature
2 weeks ago

How stereotypes shape AI - and what that means for the future of hiring

Internet images encode gendered stereotypes: women shown younger and linked to caregiving jobs, men linked to leadership roles, embedding bias in AI training and hiring.
Public health
fromianVisits
2 weeks ago

Beyond Florence Nightingale: Exhibition challenges the changing face of nursing

Nurses have been mythologised as young white female saints and heroes, creating damaging stereotypes that hinder recruitment, exclude non-conforming nurses, and mask racism.
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

The Prime Minister Who Tried to Have a Life Outside the Office

The message, however, went to a work phone that she had deliberately left at home that evening; she had a date night with her husband, Markus Räikkönen, a former soccer player turned tech entrepreneur. The couple had dinner with friends, stopped by a cocktail bar near the Helsinki harbor, and then went dancing at Butchers, a night club named to evoke New York City's meatpacking district.
Fashion & style
Women
fromItsnicethat
2 weeks ago

"You can begin to call out any moments that make you feel less than"

Women should not mimic masculine behavior to progress; call out bias and build supportive women-centered networks and mentors.
Women
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

From Invisible to Impactful: How Women Can Be Seen at Work

Visibility in the workplace is a skill; women must actively showcase contributions to gain recognition, credit, and advancement.
#womens-health
#ai-bias
Women
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Being the 'Only' Woman in the Room Isn't Empowering - It's Exhausting. Here's What Needs to Change | Entrepreneur

Systemic biases and structural barriers prevent many qualified women from reaching leadership, causing isolation, extra labor, and the need for organizational change.
Social justice
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

You Probably Don't Even Realize This 1 Bias In Kids' TV Shows. Experts Say It Could Be Harmful.

Gender stereotypes in children's TV shows have remained consistent over 60 years, influencing children’s perceptions of leadership and agency.
#parenting
Food & drink
fromFast Company
2 months ago

TikTok claims there's a hack to get bigger portions at Chipotle: Put men's names on your orders

Takeout orders from fast-casual chains may have portion size biases based on the gender connotations of names used for ordering.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

AI tools used by English councils downplay women's health issues, study finds

The study found that when using Google's AI tool Gemma, language such as disabled, unable and complex appeared significantly more often in descriptions of men than women.
Healthcare
Health
fromIndependent
2 months ago

'One study found ChatGPT answered over 90pc of questions about endometriosis correctly' - could AI cure healthcare's gender bias?

Gender bias in medicine leads to misdiagnoses and increased mortality for women.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Ask AI About Leadership-The Results Are Predictably Male

Leadership effectiveness has traditionally been defined by military and state-building accomplishments, a perspective shaped by historical power structures and legacy of male historians.
History
Europe news
fromPrx
3 months ago

The World

A Chinese university expelled a female student for dating a foreigner, triggering debates about gender bias and nationalism.
Women
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Her way: Julia Morgan, the quiet genius who defined Bay Area architecture

Julia Morgan faced sexism in her architectural career, notably while working on the El Campanil bell tower.
fromTNW | Deep-Tech
3 months ago

ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, finds new study

The research shows that large language models consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men, despite identical qualifications. For instance, a difference in advice led to a gap of $120K a year between genders in some fields.
Women
Women in technology
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Pete Hegseth Lashes Out at Reporter for Asking Him About Giving Credit to Female B-2 Bomber Pilot

Secretary of Defense Hegseth faced criticism for gendered language during a press conference but expressed support for female B-2 pilots.
#motherhood
Online Community Development
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

The Struggle to Measure Gender Bias in Remote Programming Environments | HackerNoon

The validity of the experimental design in studying gender bias is significantly affected by the treatment operationalization and participant behavior during the study.
Women in technology
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Why the Pentagon Is Using AI to Simulate Future Pandemics (6/24/2025) | HackerNoon

DARPA is leveraging AI to simulate disease outbreaks and improve pandemic response.
Building effective feedback loops is crucial for enhancing AI product performance.
SF LGBT
fromtime.com
4 months ago

Partner of the First U.S. Woman in Space Reflects On Their Hidden Relationship

Sally Ride's experience as the first American woman in space highlights gender biases and challenges faced by female astronauts in NASA.
Music
fromInsideHook
4 months ago

It's Time to Retire the Term "Dad Rock"

Critics misuse the term 'dad rock' to label diverse music without clear criteria.
Gender biases influence music categorizations, as seen in the 'dad rock' and 'mom rock' labels.
Women in technology
fromNature
4 months ago

How DEI is misunderstood - and the real route to gender equality

Patriarchy continues to thwart gender equality in the workplace despite initiatives aimed at diversity and inclusion.
Current DEI efforts often serve business interests more than they address structural gender biases.
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern broke the mold on leadership, motherhood and stepping down

That was the bit that got me, and I think that was because I talked openly about wanting a family. But to assert that any woman should be asked that, I really rebelled against that. That upset me.
Parenting
fromMission Local
4 months ago

An S.F. judge accused of harassing female lawyers of color was quietly transferred. Now he's back.

"Judge Woods' behavior is highly inappropriate and unethical, and he creates a toxic work environment, particularly for attorneys who are women of color."
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Anthony Weiner says female politicians judged much more harshly than men'

Weiner stated that politicians like himself and Donald Trump can survive scandals primarily because male candidates face less scrutiny compared to their female counterparts, such as Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton.
NYC politics
fromInverse
4 months ago

75 Years Ago, A Shockingly Dark Sci-Fi Adventure Tried To Predict The Space Race

Like the making of the movie itself, Rocketship X-M doesn't waste any time, thrusting its heroes into deep space just minutes after their pioneering mission to the Moon is announced.
Independent films
Women in technology
fromForbes
5 months ago

How Female Founders Can Carve Their Own Path

Female founders often face bias in professional settings and may feel excluded.
Success doesn't require conforming to traditional leadership norms; authenticity is valuable.
Parenting
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

Why So Many People Still Assume That Mom Knows Best

Fathers are often overlooked as primary contacts in parenting situations, highlighting societal biases towards mothers.
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

The Power of Positive Words

Instead of saying I am sorry all the time, she could say 'Thank you for your patience.' This small shift boosts your confidence.
Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

The Guardian view on bias in medical research: disregard for women's health belongs in the past | Editorial

Six years after Caroline Criado Perez's bestselling book 'Invisible Women,' women continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials, with significant disparities in research focus.
Women
Women in technology
fromBuzzFeed
6 months ago

Women Are Sharing Stories Of Being Belittled At Work, And (Sometimes) Their Petty Responses

Gender bias persists in legal profession, with women attorneys facing assumptions about their roles.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Shilajit: male influencers claim it boosts testosterone and libido, but what does the science say? | Antiviral

The algorithms that dictate social media content have been shown to amplify misogynistic views, especially impacting the exposure of men to products like shilajit, which promotes toxic masculinity.
Alternative medicine
Graphic design
fromCreative Bloq
6 months ago

The best print ads of the 2020s so far, as picked by experts

The 2020s have seen a resurgence in impactful print advertising that connects emotionally and challenges perceptions.
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