Article by Anna Weisling June 29, 2017 Photo: Still image from LADY EFFULGENT “THE UPRISING” by Tabita Svane. One of the questions … More
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An Interview with Stefania Serafin
Interview by Anna Xambó, Anna Weisling, and Takumi Ogata May 15, 2017 Photo (above): Stefania in her home town Venice. A … More
Research Suggests Students Are Biased Against Female Lecturers – The Economist
In a study conducted by the Journal of the European Economic Association, the researchers evaluated male and female teachers using … More
Girls, Guitars and Sexism in the Music Industry – sky NEWS
This article discusses how the world of the electric guitar is also changing toward having more gender balance and less … More
The Google Engineer’s Memo Shows the Stereotypes that Keep Women Out of STEM – Vox
This article discusses the memo written by the Google engineer James Damore criticizing the company’s diversity programs. The article talks … More
Music Critic: Mirga ‘Needs to Find Her Inner Man’ – Slipped Disc
This article describes the controversial comments of a Telegraph’s music critic reflecting on Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla’s opening year as music director … More
How Women Mentors Make a Difference in Engineering – The Atlantic
This article presents research on the importance of women mentors for female engineering undergraduates. Preserving belonging and confidence appear to … More
Ayah Bdeir Explains Why 8 is a Critical Age for Girls – littleBits
In this video, Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of littleBits, explains why girls by the age of 8 lose interest … More
Princeton Researchers Discover Why AI Become Racist and Sexist – Ars Tecnnica UK
This article explains the artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm Word-Embedding Association Test (WEAT), which looks into bias in English language. The … More
We Need More Women Composers – And It’s Not About Tokenism, It’s About Talent – TheGuardian.com
This article describes the existing problem of lack of women composers and the actions that the UK-based organization Sound and … More