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What are the unique perspectives
that women bring within technology?
think it’s a bit less about the perspective we bring, but rather what we
help do once we are there. In many areas of tech, particularly those
in昀氀uenced by a male-dominated perspective, innovation often doesn’t
account for the needs of women or other groups. AI development has
historically been driven by men, who think about male problems which
creates a bias in the models. This leads to technology that doesn’t fully
serve everyone.
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Women’s involvement in infrastructure development—whether for rural
communities or the developing world—has been shown to empower
women with greater economic autonomy.
Providing internet connectivity in remote areas can enable women
to work from home and gain 昀椀nancial independence. Simply put, we
need diverse voices in leadership and innovation. The changing world
requires a changing industry, and we can’t afford to overlook groups
like women, people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, or
various communities. The future of tech needs a broader, more inclusive
approach, especially when it comes to ethics, AI, and the biases that are
embedded in our systems.
Technology underpins everything we do, and we need to ensure that
it re昀氀ects all of us.
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