Gender bias news stories

The business case for diversity is stronger than ever: companies that are more diverse outperform their less diverse peers financially.

International Women's Day offers an opportunity for the world to step back and look at women's cultural, economic, political, and social achievements.

There are gender disparities in many business sectors, but perhaps none are more glaring than the IT industry. From its early days in the 1960s, IT has been dominated by men.

Both last year’s #choosetochallenge and this year’s #BreakTheBias themes for International Women’s Day should serve as a wake-up call to the IT industry.

A new survey from HP has set out to provide perspective on attitudes towards gender bias and roles within the workplace.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme, #BreakTheBias gives us all an opportunity to examine both our own internal biases and the bias we may experience from others.

Execute more workshops and create more mentoring programmes with women leaders who are already part of the organisation, as well as external sources too.

I am surprised to find myself in the IT industry…considering my early aspirations were to become an actress.

The #ChoosetoChallenge theme from last year's International Women's Day sparked a remarkable change and saw more diversity in the IT and security industry.

It's interesting to consider that, in the third decade of the 21st Century, there is still a gender imbalance in the IT industry. It might be closing slowly, but there is still a very long way to go.

New research has revealed men are unsure of how to support gender equality, while the majority of women want men to be more involved in helping to reduce inequities.

The idea of gender equality represents more than just physical bodies through doors. It is also the notion of perceptions, feelings, stereotypes and opportunity.

While the glass ceiling is cracking, the progress is constrained by a broken rung.

AI will play a growing role in stamping out issues such as recruitment bias, but they don’t want to see the human element removed entirely.

"During the COVID-19 lockdown period, having a good leader is beneficial for your wellbeing; it is ‘extra beneficial’ if that leader is a woman."

The check is designed to flag possible discriminatory messages created by AI before those messages reach the customer.

The country is poorly managing AI aspects such as bias, privacy, and training.

if gender bias were eliminated from the cybersecurity industries of the US and UK, a total of $43.1 billion and £17 billion would be added to their respective economies, according to data from Tessian.

Women feel more welcome in the technology industry, yet men feel more unwelcome than ever.

A new research paper outlines how machine learning designers can safeguard their creations against the undesirable effects of racial and gender bias.

35% of Australian teenagers are of the opinion that they lack the preparation and exposure to technology in high school or college that would prepare them for a career.

Have you ever interacted with a virtual assistant that has a female-based voice or look, and wondered whether there are implicitly harmful gender biases built into its code?

New research reveals Australia has not yet made the systemic changes required to achieve diversity in STEM, threatening the nation’s prosperity.

If you feel like you’ve been held back from career progression because of discrimination, you are not alone according to a report from recruiting firm Hays.