How do ID systems & digital technologies reflect & reinforce gender bias?

How can diverse teams https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧑🏿‍💻" title="Technologist (dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Technologist (dunkler Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩🏽‍🔬" title="Woman scientist (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman scientist (mittlerer Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩‍🔧" title="Woman mechanic" aria-label="Emoji: Woman mechanic"> lead to more inclusive design?

Check out these articles:

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Researchers in AI should amplify https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📣" title="Anfeuerungsmegafon" aria-label="Emoji: Anfeuerungsmegafon"> the voices of those who are excluded or those most vulnerable to surveillance https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👁️" title="Auge" aria-label="Emoji: Auge">, says this article.

They should also harness the tech’s potential to shift power imbalances & help marginalized groups:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02003-2

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Don’t ask if artificial intelligence is good or fair, ask how it shifts power

Those who could be exploited by AI should be shaping its projects.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02003-2

Experts say AI’s gender bias is exacerbated by a ‘leaky pipeline’ of women leaving the industry https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩🏽‍💻" title="Woman technologist (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman technologist (mittlerer Hautton)">

It’s not enough to inspire girls https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👧" title="Mädchen" aria-label="Emoji: Mädchen"> to work in technology - institutions & working cultures need to encourage them to stay:

https://tech.co/news/gender-bias-ai-cogx-2020-06

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AI Gender Bias is No Glitch in the System – UN Report | Tech.co

The tech industry has a problem with diversity and gender bias. However, researchers argue that teaching "girls to code" will not solve the core issue

https://tech.co/news/gender-bias-ai-cogx-2020-06

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">Who collected the data?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👨🏻" title="Mann (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Mann (heller Hautton)">Who is it serving?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal">Who could it harm?

In this interview, @kanarinka outlines the questions we must ask if we are to learn how bias becomes ingrained into digital systems:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/21/catherine-dignazio-data-is-never-a-raw-truthful-input-and-it-is-never-neutral">https://www.theguardian.com/technolog...

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Algorithms can discriminate against women in different ways. For instance, job & loan algorithms might automatically give female applicants https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📝" title="Memo" aria-label="Emoji: Memo"> a lower rating.

This article asks companies working with AI to actively tackle gender bias:

https://www.openglobalrights.org/addressing-gender-bias-in-artificial-intelligence-and-automation/">https://www.openglobalrights.org/addressin...

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Around the world, women disproportionately lack legal identity.

This makes it difficult to access financial services such as loans and bank accounts https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏦" title="Bank" aria-label="Emoji: Bank">

Inclusive #digitalID systems could help end the financial exclusion of women https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">

https://www.findevgateway.org/blog/2020/03/empowerment-begins-identity

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Empowerment Begins With Identity

Opening a bank account in many countries is a cumbersome process requiring official documents that women often don't have. Digital ID systems can make this process more accessible and help enable w...

https://www.findevgateway.org/blog/2020/03/empowerment-begins-identity

Transgender https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏳️‍⚧️" title="Transgender-Flagge" aria-label="Emoji: Transgender-Flagge"> people can face harassment & difficulty accessing services if their ID https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛂" title="Passkontrolle" aria-label="Emoji: Passkontrolle"> doesn’t match the gender they present as.

This article outlines the struggles trans people face getting a legal ID which recognizes their gender:

https://thepaypers.com/expert-opinion/trans-and-gender-an-issue-of-non-conforming-identities-in-todays-digital-world--1241462

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