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11-14-2023 Data Backs Tales of Racism and Sexism in Tech

11-14-2023 Data Backs Tales of Racism and Sexism in Tech

PLUS: US Gov Devotes $1.7M to Use Data Science to Study Intersectionality in Health

Lisa D. Sparks
November 14, 2023

Today’s Top 5 News Stories in Tech, Race, and Gender

1/ New Study Identifies Compound Impact of Gender and Race in Tech

Those with intersectional identities were more likely to report barriers and cultural discrimination in the workplace.

Digit News

While reporting of the impact of intersectionality on tech is important, we at DINT wonder when reporting the numbers will turn into tangible action to reverse those impacts.

Nearly a Quarter of Women in Tech Experience Sexism at Work

A new survey of tech workers in the UK reveals that 72% of women in tech roles have experienced at least one form of sexism at work.

www.digit.fyi/nearly-a-quarter-of-women-in-tech-experience-sexism-at-work

2/ US Gov Devotes $1.7M to Use Data Science to Study Intersectionality in Health

Nursing school receives $1.7 million for research in women’s health, intersectionality using data science | Emory University | Atlanta GA

The National Institute of Nursing Research has awarded a $1.7 million grant to Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing faculty for research training in women's health and intersectionality using data science and health information technology.

news.emory.edu/stories/2023/11/son_ninr_chandler_hertzberg_11-6-23/story.html

3/ More Trouble for NYC’s Tech-Savvy Mayor Eric Adams

FBI agents seized New York mayor's electronic devices

FBI agents seized electronic devices from Mayor Eric Adams, days after a raid on the home of his chief campaign fundraiser.

www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-agents-seized-new-york-city-mayors-electronic-devices-nyt-2023-11-10

4/ Safiya Noble Drops Gems on Algorithms and Racism

How does a computer discriminate? : Code Switch

OK, not exactly a computer — more like, the wild array of technologies that inform what we consume on our computers and phones. Because on this episode, we're looking at how AI and race bias intersect. Safiya Noble, a professor at UCLA and the author of the book Algorithms of Oppression talks us through some of the messy issues that arise when algorithms and tech are used as substitutes for good old-fashioned human brains.

www.npr.org/transcripts/1197954253

5/ ️Google Owes News Publisher $2B: Columbia Study

Publishers should seek billions from Google, study argues | Semafor

The Columbia paper will be grist for political debate.

www.semafor.com/article/11/12/2023/publishers-should-seek-billions-from-google-study-argues

What’s Happening in Tech

🤓 I’m hard on Microsoft and all the Big Tech firms. I do have to say they’re making an effort with diversifying their event speaker lineup. Their upcoming DEVintersection / Microsoft Azure + AI conference features not one but two Black women. And five out of the 12 speakers overall are women. This sends a clear message of the firm’s intent.

I may swing by since it’s only a few hours from me. See you there?

Microsoft Azure + AI Conference

DEVintersection and the Azure & AI Conference focus on the latest in technologies from Microsoft with leadership and industry experts.

December 5 - 7, 2023
Orlando

azureaiconf.com/#!

Palate Cleanser

Native American Headdress Set to be Returned to Blackfoot Homeland After Century in UK Museum

A sacred Native American headdress is set to be returned to its original owners, after being displayed in a UK museum for 100 years.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/native-american-headdress-set-to-be-returned-to-blackfoot-homeland-after-century-in-uk-museum

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