In an attempt to seek urgent initiation reforms in the Eastern Cape, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional ...
By applying a novel method based on cultural and linguistic heuristics, they were able to determine the gender of over 99 percent of the board members in their sample. For example, in some languages, ...
One of the significant recommendations from the meeting was to convene an indaba with all stakeholders ahead of the 2025 ...
Around the world, it seems evident that gender can shape people's beliefs and behavior. This fascinating dive into linguistic relativity offers interesting reflections into how what we say can ...
Babel, whose original derivation from the Hebrew name for Babylon dates even further back to Akkadian—an extinct East Semitic ...
Taboo language is one of its most intriguing facets. These “off limits” words – a category ranging from insults and swear ...
Dr. Maini also referred to the 2023 G20 Chief Science Advisers' Roundtable, where DEIA emerged as a critical global focus, ...
Around the world, it seems evident that gender can shape people's beliefs and behavior. This fascinating dive into linguistic relativity offers interesting reflections into how what we say can ...
Chairman” becomes “chair”; “ombudsman” gives way to “ombuds.” This language is called “gender inclusive,” but as I wrote in these pages, it’s the opposite. It denies the ...
Microsoft researchers show how to mitigate speaker gender bias in large-scale speech translation systems, leveraging large ...
The University of Iowa proposed creating a new School of Social and Cultural Analysis to the Iowa Board of Regents, closing ...