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How to identify bias in Natural Language Processing
Why do translation programs or chatbots on our computers often contain discriminatory tendencies towards gender or race? Here is an easy guide to understand how bias in natural language processing works. We explain why sexist technologies like search engines are not just an unfortunate coincidence.What is bias in translation programs?Have you ever used machine translation for translating a ...
Corona crisis fuels hate against Chinese on Twitter: Commentary
The COVID-19 pandemic has the world firmly in its grip with millions of confirmed cases worldwide and whole countries in full or partial lockdown. Despite calls for solidarity across borders and countless local support initiatives, various incidents prove that the corona outbreak has also given rise to a series of racist attacks against Chinese people and people with Asian looking features both on ...
2019 EM2030 SDG Gender Index
In the 2019 Global Report “Harnessing the power of data for gender equality: Introducing the 2019 EM2030 SDG Gender Index”, we introduce the 2019 SDG Gender Index. The index is the most comprehensive tool available to explore the state of gender equality across 129 countries (covering 95% of the world’s girls and women), 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and 51 targets ...
The Global Gender Gap Report 2018
Gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive. Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of the world’s total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future-readiness of economies and businesses worldwide. The Global Gender Gap Report benchmarks 149 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four ...
Economic inequality by gender
In this entry we present data and research on economic inequalities between men and women. Here is an overview of some of the points we cover below: - All over the world men tend to earn more than women. - Women are often underrepresented in senior positions within firms, while at the same time they tend to be overrepresented in low-paying jobs. - In many countries men are more likely to own land ...
Global Gender Gap Report 2017
Gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive. Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of the world’s total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future-readiness of economies and businesses worldwide. The Global Gender Gap Report benchmarks 144 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four ...
Women in culture and media: A European comparison
Women in culture and media: A European comparison is a comprehensive survey of the role of women in art, culture and the media industry in selected European countries, conducted by a research team at the and led by Helmut K. Anheier. The project views the German context from an international, comparative perspective and aims to learn from other countries’ experiences and best practices. The ...
The Effects of Digitalization on Gender Equality in the G20 Economies
This study investigates how the digital revolution, which is characterized by artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing and mobile robotics, will affect gender equality in G20 countries, and how governments and non-governmental initiatives may exploit the new digital technologies to narrow these gender gaps in the future. The study focuses on four areas to derive its policy ...