Diversity
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A Day in the Life of a Woman in Tech – International Women’s Day 2020 International Women's Day provides the opportunity to reflect on the persisting inequality between men and women. -
What’s Next for Gendered AI and Voice Assistants? As the world of gender identification becomes more diverse and fluid in the real world, is AI tech doing enough to keep up? -
How the Plain View Project Got 13 Police Officers Fired for Online Racism The Philadelphia police department plans to fire 13 officers for advocating violence through prejudiced social media posts. Thank the Plain View Project, a research project that has compiled a database of Facebook posts from more than 3,500 police officer accounts. -
Is CES Genuinely Ready To Talk About Sex and Tech? CES, and its show runner CTA, have made policy updates to address the concerns of gender bias at the trade show, and they're a step in the right direction. But is it aiming for the wrong targets along the way? -
Three Ways Tech Companies Can Avoid Pinkwashing For Pride Next Year This year, tech companies worldwide joined other corporations in supporting the Pride movement. But, for every genuine symbol of solidarity, there’s a risk of rainbow-flagged lip service. So, how can tech companies avoid such pinkwashing in future? -
Is Siri Sexist? UN Report Finds Gender Bias in Virtual Assistants Will your smart home device listen to you, but not your girlfriend? She's not the only one being ignored. A recent UN report identified a worrying number of issues relating to sexism in virtual assistants. Here's what they found, why it's happening, and what we can do about it. -
It’s Time for an Honest Look at Working Conditions in Tech Consumer technology, like smartphones, laptops, and tablets, has become an integral part of everyday life for the majority of the global population. Yet, the working conditions in which these devices are created have an increasingly terrible reputation for workplace welfare
