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Gender and women’s power(lessness) in the digital era: who programmes the AI? 📚 Resources
Gender and women’s power(lessness) in the digital era: who programmes the AI?
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INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER 1: GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY – AN OVERVIEW OF THE POWER DYNAMIC
📖 Part 1: Introduction to Gender in Technology
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📖 Part 2: The Role of Women in Programming and AI Development
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📖 Part 3: Gender Bias in AI and Algorithms
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🤔 TASK FOR YOU
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💡 Inspiration for you
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📚 Resources
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CHAPTER 2: THE IMPACT OF AI ON SOCIETAL POWER STRUCTURES
📖 Part 1: AI and Gender Power Dynamics
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📖 Part 2: The Ethics of AI in Gender Context
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📖 Part 3: Strategies for Enhancing Women’s Power Through Technology
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🤔 TASK FOR YOU
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💡 Inspiration for you
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CHAPTER 3: Leading Digital Change for Gender Equity
📖 Part 1: Creating Inclusive Tech Spaces
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📖 Part 2: Policy Changes for Gender Equity in Technology
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📖 Part 3: Future Directions — Women Leading Change in AI
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🤔 TASK FOR YOU
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GENDER AND WOMEN’S POWER(lessness) IN THE DIGITAL ERA: WHO PROGRAMMES THE AI?
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  • Cirillo, Davide, et al. “Sex and Gender Differences and Biases in Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare.” npj Digital Medicine, vol. 3, article 81, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-0288-5 Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Artificial Intelligence, Platform Work and Gender Equality. EIGE, 2022. https://eige.europa.eu/publications-resources/publications/artificial-intelligence-platform-work-and-gender-equality-report Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • UNESCO. Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. UNESCO, 2021. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381137 Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • European Commission, High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence. Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI. European Commission, 2019. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/ethics-guidelines-trustworthy-ai Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • OECD. OECD AI Principles. OECD, 2019, updated 2024. https://oecd.ai/en/ai-principles Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • Gebru, Timnit. “Race and Gender.” The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI, edited by Markus D. Dubber, Frank Pasquale, and Sunit Das, Oxford University Press, 2020, pp. 251–269. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190067397.013.16 Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • Girls Who Code. About Us. Girls Who Code, 2025. https://girlswhocode.com/about-us Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • Women in AI. About Women in AI. Women in AI, 2025. https://www.womeninai.co/ Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • IDB Lab. WeXchange. Inter-American Development Bank Group. https://bidlab.org/en/products/knowledge-and-connections/wexchange Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • AFCHIX. Projects. AFCHIX – Africa Women in Technology. https://afchix.org/projects/ Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
  • SEWA Bharat. Empowering Women Through Digital Interventions. SEWA Bharat. https://sewabharat.org/what-we-do/digital-interventions/ Accessed 11 Sept. 2025.
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