Essays about: "gender-bias"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 66 essays containing the word gender-bias.

  1. 16. What coping strategies do female entrepreneurs use when pursuing funding, and how do the entrepreneurial ecosystem and experience affect these?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lucia Inés López Sánchez; Chloé Wichard; [2022]
    Keywords : female entrepreneurs; funding process; approaches; coping strategies; prior experience; entrepreneurial ecosystem; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : When it comes to obtaining funding for their venture, female entrepreneurs are at a disadvantage. Whilst obtaining funding for a venture is already a difficult task for male founders (Steigertahl & Mauer, 2018) only 2.3% of funding in venture capital goes toward female entrepreneurs (Bittner and Lau, 2021). READ MORE

  3. 17. Hysterical Bodies: A socio-legal and feminist policy analysis of gender bias in the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the US, UK, and Canada

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Lena Fonteyne; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender Bias; Cardiovascular Disease; Feminism; Ableism; Power; Hysteria; Human Rights; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of gender bias in the treatment of chronic illnesses by analysing the relationship between gender, feminism, and ableism in regard to power relations within a human rights healthcare-focused framework. Through a combination of feminist theory and critical disability theory, this thesis aims to answer how gendered cycles of inequality are perpetuated within healthcare systems specifically in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. READ MORE

  4. 18. Women in Engineering - A Qualitative Study on Womens’ Experiences in an International Engineering Company

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jessica Paulsson; Elsa Pengu; Tanja Sukaj; [2022]
    Keywords : diversity; gender diversity; women in engineering; STEM; diversity recruitment; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the experiences of women working in the field of engineering. The specific focus of this qualitative interview study is female employees in a factory at an international engineering company. READ MORE

  5. 19. Performance benchmarks of lip-syncscripting in Maya using speechrecognition : Gender bias and speech recognition

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Adrian Björkholm; [2022]
    Keywords : Lip-syncing; speech recognition; Animation; Maya; Python;

    Abstract : Background: Automated lip sync is used in animation to make facial animations with a minimal interception from an animator. A lip-syncing script for Maya has been written in Python using the Vosk API to transcribe voice lines from audio files into instructions in Maya to automate the pipeline for speech animations. READ MORE

  6. 20. Under the Guise of Machine Neutrality : Machine Learning Uncertainty Exploration as Design Material to Identify Gender Bias in AI Systems

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Gelson Veloso; [2022]
    Keywords : Interaction Design; AI; Feminist HCI; gender; uncertainty; Explainable AI;

    Abstract : Structural gendered inequality permeates intelligent systems, shaping everyday lives and reinforcing gender oppression. This study investigates how uncertainty, as an inherent characteristic of Machine Learning (ML) models, can be translated as a design material to highlight gender bias in Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. READ MORE