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Women in Blockchain: Has Gender Distribution Come to the Crypto Market?
The number of women working in blockchain companies has grown since 2018, so has the number of female crypto investors. But does that give women more recognition in the market?
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Putting the Spotlight on 10 Notable Women in Crypto [Women’s Day 2020 Special]
Much like the rest of the tech sector worldwide, the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries have also been predominantly led by men right since their inception. The disparity in involvement by gender is just too big not to notice. дальше »
2020-3-8 11:59 | |
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Intel to publicly share its gender and race pay gap data by the end of 2019
A gender-based wage gap is persistently setting women and people of color back in the technology industry. While diversity and inclusion have made revolutionary strides for white women, the picture is still dismal for women of color — for every dollar a man makes, a black woman makes 61 cents, while a white woman makes 81 cents. дальше »
2019-10-18 13:33 | |
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NASA finally launches unisex spacesuit — preventing more spacewalk let-downs
In March, NASA announced plans to conduct its first ever all-women spacewalk with astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain. However, what would have been a giant leap for womankind was canceled because NASA hadn’t packed enough spacesuits. дальше »
2019-10-17 16:52 | |
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Libra Association Exec Claims Libra Will Not Replace Existing Money
Coinspeaker Libra Association Exec Claims Libra Will Not Replace Existing MoneyTalking at a blockchain event at the U. N. headquarters in Geneva, Libra's managing director Bertrand Perez said Libra will not replace existing fiat currencies, but could help the UN achieve its SDGs as eliminating poverty and achieving gender equality. дальше »
2019-9-27 14:22 | |
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Libra exec promises Facebook’s plan isn’t to replace existing currencies
The Libra Association really wants us to know that Facebook cryptocurrency is not being created to replace existing currencies. Manager Director Bertrand Perez, speaking at a blockchain conference hosted at the United Nation headquarters in Geneva today, said: “We are not in the area of implementing any monetary policy with the (Libra) Reserve. дальше »
2019-9-27 14:06 | |
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Google thinks it wasn’t sexist to give its voice assistant a female voice
Last year, a study by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) argued that voice assistants like Google’s perpetuate “harmful gender bias” and suggests women should be there to assist rather than be assisted. дальше »
2019-9-20 17:19 | |
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Facebook leak contained phone numbers for 419 million users
Another month, another Facebook data breach. As reported by TechCrunch, security researcher Sanyam Jain was able to locate an online database containing phone numbers linked to user IDs for over 419 million Facebook users. дальше »
2019-9-5 01:10 | |
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YouTube purges 17,000 hate speech channels after policy change
YouTube this week issued an update on its efforts to remove hate speech from its platform — and it would appear it’s managed to make some headway. It claims to have removed over 100,000 videos and 17,000 channels specifically over hate speech, which is both good and kind of terrifying when you think about it. дальше »
2019-9-4 21:47 | |
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Cyberpunk 2077’s character creation system won’t have gender options
CD Projekt Red recently revealed that Cyberpunk 2077’s character creation system won’t allow players to choose their character’s gender. This is a big deal for LGBT gamers and, hopefully, a sign the company’s committed to being more inclusive. дальше »
2019-8-28 22:21 | |
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How Mozilla is crowdsourcing speech to diversify voice recognition
The immediate future of human-machine interaction lies in voice control, what with smart speakers, home appliances, and phones listening for commands to do our bidding. But voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri represent their overwhelmingly white, male developers leading to gender and racial bias. дальше »
2019-8-27 15:30 | |
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How ‘The Equal Edit’ campaign is improving gender equality in Swedish history on Wikipedia
During history lessons at school, we were taught about conflicts, innovation, and resolutions that made the world what it is today — without telling the stories of the other half the population. дальше »
2019-8-19 15:14 | |
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This sting ray-shaped vibrator is the non-gendered future of sex toys
Throughout history, the sex toy industry has been traditionally dominated by men. The lack of female and non-binary influence in the design of sex toys has led to the idea that it’s a simple game of “one-size-fits-all,” which obviously isn’t the case. дальше »
2019-8-5 16:35 | |
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How movies got (kinda) less sexist over 129 years
It wasn’t until 1985 when people finally started talking about how Hollywood represented women in film. Usually whenever there was a woman character in a movie, and the writers had actually bothered to give her a name, chances are she rarely spoke to another woman — and if she did, it was probably about a man. дальше »
2019-7-30 15:24 | |
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Racism Has No Place In Cryptocurrency: Or America, Mr. Trump.
Cryptocurrency is an industry without borders. The very nature of decentralization and anonymity should preclude your geographical location, the color of your skin, your gender, your sexuality, your age, your religion, from mattering at all. дальше »
2019-7-15 22:12 | |
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This AI-powered tool helps you write effective and inclusive job ads
HR departments everywhere, here’s a little secret: Women don’t respond well to job ads requesting “superstars” or “ninjas. ” This is what hiring platform Unitive discovered in 2015 (Unitive is currently part of HR-software company TalVista) when researching how to take the gender bias out of the employee recruitment process — including writing job descriptions, evaluating applications, and interviewing applicants. дальше »
2019-7-9 16:13 | |
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Token hires don’t help diversity, making core changes does
Discussing diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices in the workplace can be a delicate subject — but it shouldn’t be. Rather than dance around the subject or get defensive about the reason for the imbalance, I believe HR leaders and CEOs must make a conscious and active effort to openly discuss how best to tackle the issue. дальше »
2019-6-25 17:00 | |
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90% of Polish Bitcoin Users are Uber-Bullish Males Under 40: Survey
By CCN Markets: Bitcoin users in Poland are mostly men under the age of 40. Moreover, a whopping 92% of them believe that payments using cryptocurrencies will soon become commonplace. The results were shared by BitPay, the largest multilingual crypto exchange in Europe. дальше »
2019-6-14 10:00 | |
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Crypto’s Gender Divide Surfaces: Only 5% of Coders Are Women
By CCN Markets: Less than 5% of crypto developers are women, according to an analysis of the 100 most popular blockchain projects submitted to GitHub, Microsoft‘s code-sharing site. The results are not scientific because they assumed a coder’s gender based solely on their user name. дальше »
2019-6-14 01:40 | |
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Gender Examination Reveals Fewer Than 5% Of GitHub Crypto Contributors Are Female
While researcher Corin Faife openly admits that "the male/female binary is seen as a reductive way to examine gender," the results of his study reveal a stark reality, with only 4.64% of commits using a female username on 100 of the most popular crypto projects on GitHub. дальше »
2019-6-12 19:14 | |
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AI model exposes Hollywood’s bias against actresses
While the technology world and the US political institution grapple with how to deal with incumbent gender discrimination, Hollywood’s seemingly gotten a pass on the matter. But a new study out of London indicates Tinsel Town may be just as bad as Silicon Valley and the US Senate. дальше »
2019-6-7 02:11 | |
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This keyboard app spell-checks gender bias to challenge how we talk to girls
Language is not gender-neutral, and it’s time to identify and challenge the societal structure that systematically stops all women from thriving — one of these structures is gendered language and the patriarchal ideas built into it. дальше »
2019-6-6 13:11 | |
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Insane UN Study Claims Siri & Alexa Need a #MeToo Moment
By CCN: In what only be described as political correctness gone insane, the United Nations issued a ridiculous report that claims Siri and Alexa are victims of sexual harassment and should launch their own #MeToo crusade. дальше »
2019-5-26 15:00 | |
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How our interactions with voice assistants normalize sexual harassment
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. This story explores how the four industry-leading female voice assistants are programmed to respond to verbal sexual harassment and what impact this has on reaching gender equality. дальше »
2019-5-23 15:13 | |
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Report: Female-sounding voice assistants fuel gender bias
AI-powered voice assistants from Google, Amazon, Apple, and others could be perpetuating harmful gender biases, according to a recent UN report. The report, titled “I’d blush if I could” — Siri’s response to provocative queries or flirtatious statements — says the female helpers are often depicted as “obliging and eager to please,” which reinforces the idea that women are “subservient. дальше »
2019-5-22 04:50 | |
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Why Snapchat’s new gender swap feature is problematic for trans people
You’ve probably seen it all over your social media timelines and stories this week — friends using Snapchat’s new gender-bending filter to create uncanny and slightly creepy versions of themselves as men, women, and babies. дальше »
2019-5-18 11:41 | |
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Riot Games Scandal Exposes ‘League of Legends’ Creator’s True Colors
By CCN: As a fervent gamer and fan of Riot Games’ flagship product, “League of Legends,” I am both ashamed and disgusted to realize I’ve devoted hundreds of hours to a company who prefers to silence employees, rather than deal with issues transparently. дальше »
2019-5-6 20:00 | |
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150 of the top tech startup cities join forces at TNW2019
Silicon Valley may be the largest tech hub in the world, but other areas aren’t far behind. Major cities like Amsterdam and Barcelona have become thriving ecosystems for tech startups. But as we move into a new era of tech innovation, these cities are facing challenges like scaling, gender diversity, and talent retention. дальше »
2019-5-3 16:53 | |
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Here are the 7 requirements for building ethical AI, according to the EU commission
In October, Amazon had to discontinue an artificial intelligence–powered recruiting tool after it discovered the system was biased against female applicants. In 2016, a ProPublica investigation revealed a recidivism assessment tool that used machine learning was biased against black defendants. дальше »
2019-5-1 14:19 | |
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‘Angry White Male Studies’ Class at University of Kansas Stirs Backlash
By CCN. com: The University of Kansas is making some people angry by offering a course called “Angry White Male Studies. ” Republican Congressman Ron Estes of Kansas slammed the class as race-baiting propaganda designed to foment anti-white racism. дальше »
2019-4-6 17:50 | |
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Is Facebook Racist? Research Suggests Ad Platform Uses Stereotypes
New research by the University of Southern California, Northeastern, and a public interest group called Upturn makes an interesting conclusion about Facebook’s ad delivery algorithms: they skew based on racial and gender stereotypes. дальше »
2019-4-5 02:03 | |
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This tool judges your Twitter for subconscious gender bias
It probably won’t come as too much of a surprise that tech leaders, a notoriously male group, follow mostly men on Twitter — it wasn’t until 2016 when Elon Musk followed a woman. While we should be mindful that social media presents a warped view of the world, for many people in the tech industry, their Twitter timelines reflect their reality — one that is predominantly male. дальше »
2019-4-2 12:58 | |
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United Offers Non-Binary Gender Identification When Booking Flights
United Airlines became just another business to come out in acceptance of non-binary gender identification. The Airline has announced that in addition to the current selections of M(male), F(female), and U(undisclosed), they will offer passengers an “Mx. дальше »
2019-3-25 02:37 | |
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The world’s first genderless voice assistant is challenging gender stereotypes
There’s an obvious gender imbalance in technology and voice assistants. Whether it’s Siri, Cortana, Alexa, or another female voice telling you when to turn right on Google Maps, it’s most commonly an AI ‘woman’ who takes our commands. дальше »
2019-3-18 12:50 | |
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4 obstacles women face in negotiations, and how to overcome them
Women on average are still being paid less than men in the workplace and are sadly losing out at the negotiation table. For the first time last year, the gender pay gap between men and women in the UK was exposed. дальше »
2019-3-10 22:30 | |
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Women in Fintech: No gender gap at blockchain success story
Sphere Identity CEO Katherine Noall talks about pioneering new technology and the opportunities for all in the blockchain sector. дальше »
2019-3-9 00:00 | |
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Fixing the financial literacy gap will attract more women to Bitcoin
The blockchain and cryptocurrency industry is dominated by men – fact. There are many reasons as to why this could be the case – namely a pipeline problem or the rhetoric that men are typically (and allegedly!) more interested in technology – but a recent study has posed an interesting question. дальше »
2019-3-9 20:33 | |
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How women in health, science, and innovation can collaborate globally
Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Brenda Milner, Martha Salcudean, Julie Payette, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson. What do these names bring to mind? They are women whose pioneering work led the fight against cancer, ground-breaking discoveries about how brain cells live and die, and to the unveiling of the secrets of human memory. дальше »
2019-3-8 17:30 | |
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New Crypto Investor Data Reveals Women Can Forecast The Future of Bitcoin’s Value Better Than Men
While there have been a dramatic amount of milestones that have been achieved by the blockchain and crypto space over the last few years, we can't help but drop the moral cinderblock on it when it comes to the notion of gender equality. дальше »
2019-3-5 04:02 | |
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The world’s first smart oral sex toy aims to close the orgasm gender gap
This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a non-explicit, as close to a ‘safe for work’ way as possible – including app reviews, adult VR info, sextech devices, privacy, security issues, and much more. дальше »
2019-2-16 13:00 | |
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Here’s why icons are sexist
Icons, which may seem like a small part of the digital landscape, reveal larger issues of unconscious bias in tech and beyond. In many instances I can recall, ranging from company presentations to popular apps and websites, the main icons displayed were obviously representative of men. дальше »
2019-2-14 10:56 | |
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How selfies help Indian women from Delhi’s outskirts claim their right to the city
Taking selfies and posting them on social media is often derided as a narcissistic, self-absorbed, and attention-seeking practice. Filters come in for particular disdain due to the role they play in reinforcing unattainable beauty standards, by making faces lighter, slimmer, and wider-eyed than is natural. дальше »
2019-2-9 19:00 | |
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Women aren’t failing at science — science is failing women
Female research scientists are more productive than their male colleagues, though they are widely perceived as being less so. Women are also rewarded less for their scientific achievements. That’s according to my team’s study for United Nations University – Merit on gender inequality in scientific research in Mexico, published as a working paper in December 2016. дальше »
2019-1-17 11:23 | |
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Why it’s a no-brainer to have women in your startup’s exec team
While women have made strides toward better representation in leadership roles over the last decade, the progress has been slow and labored. According to a recent Global Gender Gap Report via LinkedIn and the World Economic Forum, women continue to hold under half of the leadership positions across fields – in many industries, we make up less than 20 percent of upper management. дальше »
2019-1-13 17:30 | |
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