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AI In Hiring: Bias More Common Than Recruiters Admit, Belgium Research Shows
A new Belgian study reveals that gender bias in AI-assisted hiring is largely underestimated, with many recruiters unaware of biased outcomes, prompting calls for stronger legal safeguards and better employer guidance.
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Chanel CEO Leena Nair Surprised as ChatGPT Imagines Her Team As All Men, OpenAI Responds
The image generated by ChatGPT to represent her team didn't reflect Chanel's workforce, which is 76% women, including the CEO.
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Bihar Girl Wanted To Study Science, Forced To Take Up Arts. This Happened
The video quickly went viral, with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assuring her full support for enrollment in a good college.
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"Triggering My Misogyny": Man Claims Workplace Favours Women, Sparks Debate
A Reddit user has sparked a debate online after claiming that his company gives unfair advantages to female employees.
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Explained: How AI Can Fight Sex And Gender Bias In Healthcare
From assisting doctors with diagnoses to suggesting advanced treatments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming health and medicine.
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AI Tools By OpenAI, Meta Show Sexist Stereotypes, Says UNESCO
The world's most popular AI tools are powered by programs from OpenAI and Meta that show prejudice against women, according to a study launched on Thursday by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO.
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Twitter Accused Of Gender Bias, Lawsuit Claims Layoffs Targeted Women
Twitter Inc has been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the recent purging of half its workforce, this one accusing the social media company of disproportionately targeting female employees for layoffs.
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Search Algorithms Responsible for Exhibiting and Amplifying Gender Bias, Study Says
Algorithms used in search engines are capable of exhibiting and amplifying gender bias, according to a new study. The research, conducted using a VPN-based internet search methodology, covered algorithms used by modern AI systems that can produce discriminatory outputs, presumably because they are trained on data in which societal biases are ingrai...
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Gender Bias In Hindu Inheritance Law? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View
A petition alleging "sections of the Hindu Succession Act are unconstitutional and violate gender equality" was on Tuesday heard by the Supreme Court.
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People Told Me "I Should Know How To Cook": Vidya Balan On Facing Gender Inequality
"I think all of us have faced gender bias and not just by the members of the opposite sex," said Vidya Balan
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Indian Women Face Strongest Bias At Workplace Across Asia-Pacific: Report
Even though 66 per cent of people in India feel that gender equality has improved compared to their parents' time, working women in the country still contend with the strongest gender bias across Asia Pacific countries, according to LinkedIn's Opportunity Index 2021 report released on Tuesday.
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90% Of People Are Biased Against Women, Says UN Study
Nearly 90 percent of the world's population -- of every gender -- holds some prejudice against women, according to a UN study published Wednesday, ahead of International Women's Day.
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Gender Bias At Workplaces: Men Preferred Over Women In Hiring, Shows Survey
New Delhi: Gender diversity may be a politically correct proposition, but when it comes to corporate hiring, the reality is men are preferred to women even if the two are equally qualified for the same job. This is one of the findings by a Randstad Workmonitor survey, where 55 per cent of overall respondents from India indicated that men are favour...
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Quack Selling Medicine For 'Guaranteed Male Baby' Held In Gurugram
Gurugram: A 60-year-old quack was arrested by the district administration’s Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) team on charges of selling medicine to “guarantee” the birth of a male child, police said on Tuesday. Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Hardeep Singh said a team, headed by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), raided a clinic in Kherki Da...
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TV Show Tackles Gender Issues In India, Becomes One Of The World’s Most Watched
New Delhi: A TV show that is shattering social taboos – from domestic violence and acid attacks to menstruation and child marriage – has become one of the most watched series in the world, attracting over 400 million viewers, the producer said. Scripted to challenge deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and gender discrimination, “Main Kuch Bhi K...
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AI In Hiring: Bias More Common Than Recruiters Admit, Belgium Research Shows
A new Belgian study reveals that gender bias in AI-assisted hiring is largely underestimated, with many recruiters unaware of biased outcomes, prompting calls for stronger legal safeguards and better employer guidance.
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Chanel CEO Leena Nair Surprised as ChatGPT Imagines Her Team As All Men, OpenAI Responds
The image generated by ChatGPT to represent her team didn't reflect Chanel's workforce, which is 76% women, including the CEO.
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Bihar Girl Wanted To Study Science, Forced To Take Up Arts. This Happened
The video quickly went viral, with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assuring her full support for enrollment in a good college.
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"Triggering My Misogyny": Man Claims Workplace Favours Women, Sparks Debate
A Reddit user has sparked a debate online after claiming that his company gives unfair advantages to female employees.
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Explained: How AI Can Fight Sex And Gender Bias In Healthcare
From assisting doctors with diagnoses to suggesting advanced treatments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming health and medicine.
-
AI Tools By OpenAI, Meta Show Sexist Stereotypes, Says UNESCO
The world's most popular AI tools are powered by programs from OpenAI and Meta that show prejudice against women, according to a study launched on Thursday by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO.
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Twitter Accused Of Gender Bias, Lawsuit Claims Layoffs Targeted Women
Twitter Inc has been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the recent purging of half its workforce, this one accusing the social media company of disproportionately targeting female employees for layoffs.
-
Search Algorithms Responsible for Exhibiting and Amplifying Gender Bias, Study Says
Algorithms used in search engines are capable of exhibiting and amplifying gender bias, according to a new study. The research, conducted using a VPN-based internet search methodology, covered algorithms used by modern AI systems that can produce discriminatory outputs, presumably because they are trained on data in which societal biases are ingrai...
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Gender Bias In Hindu Inheritance Law? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View
A petition alleging "sections of the Hindu Succession Act are unconstitutional and violate gender equality" was on Tuesday heard by the Supreme Court.
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People Told Me "I Should Know How To Cook": Vidya Balan On Facing Gender Inequality
"I think all of us have faced gender bias and not just by the members of the opposite sex," said Vidya Balan
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Indian Women Face Strongest Bias At Workplace Across Asia-Pacific: Report
Even though 66 per cent of people in India feel that gender equality has improved compared to their parents' time, working women in the country still contend with the strongest gender bias across Asia Pacific countries, according to LinkedIn's Opportunity Index 2021 report released on Tuesday.
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90% Of People Are Biased Against Women, Says UN Study
Nearly 90 percent of the world's population -- of every gender -- holds some prejudice against women, according to a UN study published Wednesday, ahead of International Women's Day.
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Gender Bias At Workplaces: Men Preferred Over Women In Hiring, Shows Survey
New Delhi: Gender diversity may be a politically correct proposition, but when it comes to corporate hiring, the reality is men are preferred to women even if the two are equally qualified for the same job. This is one of the findings by a Randstad Workmonitor survey, where 55 per cent of overall respondents from India indicated that men are favour...
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Quack Selling Medicine For 'Guaranteed Male Baby' Held In Gurugram
Gurugram: A 60-year-old quack was arrested by the district administration’s Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) team on charges of selling medicine to “guarantee” the birth of a male child, police said on Tuesday. Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Hardeep Singh said a team, headed by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), raided a clinic in Kherki Da...
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TV Show Tackles Gender Issues In India, Becomes One Of The World’s Most Watched
New Delhi: A TV show that is shattering social taboos – from domestic violence and acid attacks to menstruation and child marriage – has become one of the most watched series in the world, attracting over 400 million viewers, the producer said. Scripted to challenge deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes and gender discrimination, “Main Kuch Bhi K...
