Stereotypes about conflict, disease and corruption persist.
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The African story is not just about conflict, corruption, poverty, poor leadership, bad politics and disease. Its coverage should be more nuanced.
Not all borrowers are equal.
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AI lending can be a tool for social justice if it’s programmed in the right way.
Afghan women demand the right to education during a protest in Mazar-i-Sharif in 2023.
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Codifying apartheid could offer significant relief to many victims and survivors who otherwise would not be entitled to adequate recourse from the international community.
At the end of her professional career, Lynn Conway was professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan.
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The trailblazing engineer was co-inventor of a technique for designing computer chips that laid the groundwork for the computing revolution.
Not even online shopping is free from gender bias.
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Not even online shopping is free from gender bias.
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Most kids associate sports coaches with men, but they should be coached by women as well. There’s no quick fix to change attitudes and address biases, though.
Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark speaks with reporters during a press conference.
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While overt sexualisation of women in sports is now rarer, sports media needs a more diverse range of voices to help fight misogyny.
Makoko women fish traders waiting to buy fish from fishermen.
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Women in Makoko, a floating slum in Nigeria, face challenges funding their fish trade. Literacy and financial inclusion programmes can make a difference.
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Women are under-represented as NDIS participants and over-represented as carers. But the NDIS review ignored them.
This little guy is very cute − and very white.
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Humanoid robots tend to be white or resemble white people. Here’s why this is a problem and what social scientists, designers and engineers can do about it.
Finnish former Prime Minister Sanna Marin gives a press conference in Brussels, Belgium 10 February 2023.
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News coverage focuses on female political candidates’ appearance and personal lives, disproportionately impacting them at the ballot box.
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Of the 1.5 million children in English schools identified for SEN services, only one in three – 0.5 million – were girls.
Women are still in the minority in the laboratories.
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From primary school to academic positions, despite some progress, gender inequality continues to be rife.
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In my experience of university teaching, the title of the course seems to strongly influence the gender balance of the class.
Teaching sex and gender more accurately can counter gender stereotypes and encourage all students to study STEM.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.
Joanah Mamombe, MP Elect for Harare West constituency, addresses media at a polling station.
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Women’s representation in Zimbabwe’s parliament has declined in spite of a quota imposed in 2013.
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Both major political parties have promised to introduce financial literacy to New Zealand’s curriculum. But is school really the best place to teach students about money?
The progression of women in organizations is undermined by stereotypes and prejudices.
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To counter stereotypes and prejudices of women at work, we need to take a fresh look at leadership and encourage career-boosting mandates.
Facial recognition software misidentifies Black women more than other people.
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One researcher’s experience from a quarter-century ago shows why bias in AI remains a problem – and why the solution isn’t a simple technical fix.
U.S. women earn 82% of what U.S. men earn — and the gap is significantly higher for Black and Hispanic women.
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A negotiation expert offers practical tips for getting the salary or promotion you want.