As both surveillance and marginalisation have heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more pertinent than ever to look at data protection from a gendered lens. As policymakers push for privacy to be at the heart of the data protection debate, it is vital that this understanding of confidentiality should not include some citizens more […]
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The disproportionately dominant role played by men in the development of this technology, which leads to gender stereotypes and biases, is concerning. The last few years have witnessed the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into a powerful tool that enables machines to think and act like humans. Considering the ability of this technology to transform
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COVID-19 has limited the scope of commute for most of us, who aren’t essential workers or those who cannot work from home. However, the problems from a pre-COVID world are likely to bounce back with the inception of a vaccine. Some of these problems include safety for women in terms of urban mobility – a
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Consumers are increasingly becoming aware that e-commerce websites display adverts based on an array of personal traits – and gender is an important one. Women are often bombarded with suggestions to buy makeup and men with flannel shirts. However, these gender stereotypes have a blind spot when it comes to catering to the non-binary audience
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“It takes more than one gender to have gender inequality; and more than one gender to work towards justice.” In their introduction to Data Feminism, researchers Catherine D’ Ignazio and Lauren Klein elucidate the need to look at data inclusively. Using the theories of intersectional feminists across decades, the duo of MIT professors shed light
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