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Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023. 10:22 am CST.
By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: International Women’s Day is commemorated annually on March 8.
The United Nations (UN) noted that the theme for this year is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.”
Data from the UN show that women make up only 22 per cent of artificial intelligence workers globally.
In addition, a global analysis of 133 AI systems across industries found that 44.2 per cent demonstrate gender bias.
A survey of women journalists from 125 countries found that 73% had suffered online violence in the course of their work.
The UN says that women around the world have made untold contributions to the digital world.
“From the earliest days of computing to the present age of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, women have made untold contributions to the digital world in which…