Tech and Equality
Cyberspace Sexism Against Women
In this paper, we will discuss the question: Why has Cyberspace failed to be different from the wider societal space? Namely, why isn’t it less sexist and misogynist? The paper tries to explain, based on many sources, that Cybersexism is not a mere direct reflection of societal sexism.
Negative effects of Artificial Intelligence
This paper sheds light on the biggest dangers and negative effects surrounding AI, which many fear may become an imminent reality. These negative effects include unemployment, bias, terrorism, and risks to privacy, which the paper will discuss in detail.
Digital Security for Women: Initiatives and Training Guides
Gender greatly affects Internet users’ experiences and behavior while moving around and interacting in Cyberspace. The impact of threats of digital nature is different based on gender and sexual orientation, as gender reinforces social, economic, political, and cultural structures of the real world.
Cyberviolence Against Women and Girls
The stranger threatened to send her naked photo to her family and schoolmates if she wouldn’t give him a “show”, and thus he got more photos to threaten her with them. Despite submitting to his demands, Amanda was surprised when she found out that her photo was being circulated over the Internet.
Not Connected: The Digital Gender Divide
Introduction In his foreword for the Global Connectivity Report 2022, issued by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Houlin Zhao, the Secretary-General of the union, points out that “over the past three decades, the number of Internet users went from a few million in 1992 to almost five billion in 2021.” However, “one-third of humanity remains […]
Data from a Gender Perspective… How to Close the Data Gap between Genders
According to statistics, males represent 50.5% of the total world population while females represent 49.5% of it. Despite the close ratios, this is not reflected in data on which different fields all over the world depend. Among these fields, that are increasingly and hugely impacting all aspects of life, are the Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. During the development of AI algorithms, women, i.e., half of the world’s population, are mostly ignored, while depending almost exclusively on data representing males. This leads to such systems being biased due to the bias of data they depend on.
How to Overcome AI Bias… Techniques and Tools
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems have enabled people around the world to test new experiments and capabilities, and have been widely used in many areas, ranging from nominating books and T.V shows to more complex tasks such as selecting candidates for various jobs or even more sensitive tasks such as predicting diseases. AI systems require […]
5G Networks and Possible Impacts on Human Rights
On this page: What are the 5G networks, and what are the possibilities and opportunities it provides? What is the difference between the 5G networks and the 4G networks? What are the problems and negative effects of 5G networks? What are the direct positive and negative effects of the 5G networks on human rights in […]
Obstacles Facing Women in Technology and Initiatives towards a Feminist Internet
On this page: What is a feminist internet? Why do we need a feminist internet? Obstacles women face while using technology or when participating in cyberspace Statistics on the gender gap in cyberspace Principles of the feminist internet Initiatives to create a feminist internet Social issues are reflected into cyberspace, and their impact […]
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