Before facial recognition tech can be fair, it needs to be diverseBy Jed KimFebruary 18, 2019Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesA new data set aims to help researchers measure diversity in faces.POSTED IN: facial recogntion diversity data ListenreadDownloadDownload
What it is like to be a female economist By Kai Ryssdal, Sean McHenry, and Liz SanchezJanuary 25, 2019Jessica McGowan/Getty ImagesA Washington Post reporter talks about the "seemingly minor sexist moments" at the biggest gathering of economists in the U.S. POSTED IN: women in business gender Economics AEA American Economic Association ListenreadDownloadDownload
As artificial intelligence is used more and more for things like employee recruiting, a look at potential biasBy Hannah Harris GreenJanuary 17, 2019John Moore/Getty ImagesRecruiting companies are removing race and gender from résumés to eliminate bias.POSTED IN: ai gender race ListenreadDownloadDownload
Looking at wealth management through a "gender lens"By Renata SagoJanuary 15, 2019PeopleImages/Getty ImagesLast year, investors put $2.4 billion into assets that promote gender equality.POSTED IN: gender lens investing Money investments gender equality Me Too Movement ListenreadDownloadDownload
The biggest tech conference has some of the same old problems with womenBy Molly WoodJanuary 11, 2019Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesProgress is just ... slow. POSTED IN: CTA CES women gender diversity tech industry ListenreadDownloadDownload
Boston Symphony Orchestra finds itself in a gender pay gap sagaBy David Brancaccio, Sasa Woodruff, and Redmond CarolipioJanuary 07, 2019Marco Borggreve for the Boston Symphony OrchestraThe orchestra's principal flutist, Elizabeth Rowe, found out she makes about $65,000 less than the male oboe player next to her. POSTED IN: gender pay gap boston symphony orchestra ListenreadDownloadDownload
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on today's entrepreneursBy Kai Ryssdal and Maria HollenhorstDecember 04, 2018Peter Balonon-Rosen/MarketplaceThere's "more of a wokeness to these founders," he says.POSTED IN: business podcasting Silicon Valley reddit alexis ohanian venture capital tech startups diversity in tech technology ListenreadDownloadDownload
Gender-specific toys mean more revenue for toy makersBy Erika BerasNovember 27, 2018Jack Taylor/Getty ImagesPOSTED IN: Economy toys gender neutral gender children's toys holidays Retail spending ListenreadDownloadDownload
Meet the company training up more diverse startup foundersBy Molly WoodNovember 15, 2018ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty ImagesFounder Gym offers tools for anyone who wants to start a venture-backed company.POSTED IN: startup funding startups diversity venture capital founders ListenreadDownloadDownload
