GENDER STRATIFICATION
Gender stratification involves the social ranking where men typically occupy higher statuses than women, leading to gender inequality. Feminist theory extends feminism into theoretical discourse to analyze and critique gender roles, inequalities, and patriarchy. Conflict theory is used to examine th
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Understanding Gender Roles in Society
Gender roles in society are socially constructed, with distinctions between gender and sex. Gender influences behavior, responsibilities, and societal expectations. Factors like family, caste, class, religion, culture, media, and laws play a significant role in shaping these roles. It's crucial to c
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Gender Roles in Society: Understanding Sex and Gender
Explore the intricate relationship between sex and gender, uncovering the societal constructs that shape gender roles. Delve into the definitions of sex and gender, and analyze the factors contributing to gender inequalities. Gain insight into gender-just education beyond traditional school settings
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Understanding Culture, Identity, Bias, and Diversity in the Workplace
This presentation highlights the importance of understanding culture, identity, bias, and their impacts in the workplace. Through courageous conversations and diversity training, participants learn to unpack implicit bias, combat bias, and develop teamwork skills. The session emphasizes staying enga
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Understanding Gender-Affirming Health and Mental Care in Youth
Gender-affirming health and mental care in youth focus on supporting individuals in transitioning to a gender aligning with their identity. It involves reducing gender dysphoria, following evidence-based practices, and respecting diverse gender expressions. Gender identity development is influenced
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Understanding and Avoiding Bias in Evidence-Based Responses
Recognizing bias in oneself and others is crucial when collecting evidence. Different types of bias, such as confirmation bias, can influence decisions and behaviors significantly. By exploring our own thinking and accessing curated resources to learn about bias, we can develop a deeper understandin
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Evaluating Gender Bias in BERTi: Insights on Large Language Models
This study delves into gender bias evaluation in BERTi, a large language model trained on South Slavic data. It explores issues in language modeling, the impact of social biases in artificial intelligence, and training processes of Large Language Models (LLMs). Additionally, it discusses how LLMs le
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Recognizing Hidden Bias in the Workplace
In the workplace, hidden bias, also known as implicit bias, can significantly impact hiring, employment decisions, and overall workplace dynamics. Deloitte's 2019 State of Inclusion Survey revealed that a substantial percentage of workers experienced bias at least monthly. Hidden biases can be based
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Top 12 Tricks for Mainstreaming Gender in Publications
Tricks recommended for mainstreaming gender in publications include considering gender throughout the development process, integrating gender in each section, seeking women's perspectives in research, providing gender-disaggregated data, aiming for gender balance among reviewers, involving a gender
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Overcoming Unconscious Bias in Talent Acquisition Process
Overcoming Unconscious Bias in Talent Acquisition Process emphasizes the importance of addressing unconscious bias in hiring practices through awareness and control. The content delves into defining unconscious bias, its impact on diversity, examples, and strategies for managing bias. The University
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Understanding and Utilizing Bias in Legal Proceedings
Exploring the complexities of bias in legal settings, this content provides insights on identifying, addressing, and leveraging bias in litigation. From defining various forms of bias to strategies for cross-examination and case presentation, it equips legal professionals with practical knowledge to
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Gender-Responsive Planning and Budgeting for Climate Change Resilience
Planning and budgeting processes from a gender perspective are crucial for achieving gender equality and addressing climate change effectively. Gender mainstreaming in planning involves considering the specific needs and capabilities of men and women in national programs. Budgeting with a gender per
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Types of Bias in Epidemiological Studies
Bias in epidemiological studies can arise from misclassification of observations and exposures, leading to incorrect associations between variables. Observation bias, misclassification bias, and non-differential misclassification can impact the accuracy of study results, either minimizing difference
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Understanding Diode Junction Biasing: Zero and Forward Bias Conditions
In the world of electronics, diode junction biasing plays a crucial role. This article delves into the concepts of zero and forward bias conditions for diodes. When a diode is zero-biased, no external potential energy is applied, while in forward bias, a specific voltage is introduced to initiate cu
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Is Your Analytics Software Lying to You_ How to Spot and Correct Data Bias
Data bias can distort your analytics and lead to misguided decisions. In this blog, learn how to identify common signs of data bias, understand its impacts, and explore effective strategies to correct it. Enhance the accuracy and reliability of your insights with practical tips and advanced tools, e
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Gender and Our Mandate - International Gender Unit Event 2019
Explore the objectives of the International Gender Unit event focusing on gender equality, gender-based violence, and nutrition with activities like quizzes and polls. Understand the importance of working on gender equality, reflect on integration strategies, and learn how it helps fulfill the missi
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Gender-Responsive Adaptation Planning in Agriculture Sectors
This workshop explores gender entry points in plan formulation for agriculture adaptation, emphasizing the importance of considering gender differences. It discusses key characteristics of gender-responsive plans, actions to ensure gender inclusion, and potential risks of neglecting gender perspecti
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Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Gender Equality in the Nordic Context
The discussion focuses on the prevention of violence against women in the Nordic countries, exploring the concepts of gender-based, gender-neutral, and gender-blind approaches. The Istanbul Convention is highlighted as linking violence to gender equality, emphasizing the importance of feminist persp
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Understanding Implicit Bias in Medical Education
Delve into the origins, forms, and manifestations of bias in clinical and medical education settings. Learn strategies to mitigate and address bias through a detailed exploration of terms like System 1 and System 2 thinking, implicit bias, race/racism, sexism, microaggressions, and more. Gain insigh
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Update on UNECE Activities on Gender Statistics & Recent Initiatives
The UNECE Statistical Division, along with partners, has been actively involved in supporting the production and measurement of official gender statistics. Ongoing initiatives include projects on gender statistics in various countries, workshops on dissemination and communication, and the developmen
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Understanding Transistor Bias Circuits for Linear Amplification
Transistor bias circuits play a crucial role in setting the DC operating point for proper linear amplification. A well-biased transistor ensures the signal variations at the input are accurately reproduced at the output without distortion. Various biasing methods such as Voltage-Divider Bias, Emitte
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Understanding and Supporting Transgender & Gender Expansive Students
Explore the complexities of gender identity and expression through a presentation focusing on breaking down traditional gender norms, learning where gender rules are derived, and examining societal influences on how we perceive gender. The content delves into the intersection of biological sex, gend
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Managing Reporting Bias in Systematic Reviews - Strategies and Consequences
Reporting bias poses a significant threat to the accuracy of systematic reviews, with publication bias affecting up to 50% of trials. This bias distorts treatment effect estimates, leading to exaggerated outcomes. Strategies to mitigate reporting bias include searching bibliographical databases, exp
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Understanding Gender and Behavioral Science
Exploring the nuances of gender, this content delves into the variance among genders, the impact of gender on behavior, and societal issues related to gender discrimination. It challenges the binary view of gender and highlights the performative spectrum influenced by culture, language, biology, and
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Understanding Transition Bias and Substitution Models in Genetics
Transition bias and substitution models, explored by Xuhua Xia, delve into the concepts of transitions and transversions in genetic mutations, the causes of transition bias, the ubiquitous nature of transition bias in invertebrate and vertebrate genes, the mitochondrial genetic code, and RNA seconda
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Gender Bias in STEM Faculty Recruitment
Research indicates that women are underrepresented among STEM faculty members, potentially due to bias in the search process. Studies show evidence of bias against women candidates in male-dominated fields like mechanical engineering, leading to lower hiring rates. Another study revealed bias in fac
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Understanding Gender Data for SDG Monitoring in Asia-Pacific Training Curriculum
This training curriculum delves into the nuances of gender data, distinguishing between sex and gender, and emphasizes the importance of gender statistics for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It covers the significance of disaggregating data by sex to produce gender statistics, which
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Addressing Bias-Related Incidents at Concordia University
The report discusses bias reporting at Concordia University, highlighting the importance of understanding and addressing bias-related incidents. It covers examples of bias, distinction between bias incidents and hate crimes, and strategies for response. Presenters from the Office of Multicultural En
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Gender Bias in Academic Letters of Recommendation
Gender bias in academic letters of recommendation has been highlighted through various studies, showing disparities in the language used for male and female applicants. Female applicants often receive shorter letters with fewer standout words, more communal adjectives, and references to teaching rat
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Understanding Gender: Exploring Gender Identity and Expression
Delve into the concept of gender through this educational presentation, covering topics such as gender classification, common gender types, and methods to change gender expression. Discover how words and compound nouns can shift from masculine to feminine forms, and explore examples of gender transf
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Enhancing Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action
The Gender Reference Group (GRG) conducted a review in 2015 of the IASC's Gender Policy Statement, highlighting inconsistent implementation and lack of gender capacity. As the GRG Chair, UN Women will lead the revision of the 2008 Gender Policy to establish an accountability framework. This update a
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Addressing Implicit Bias in Medical School Admissions
Increased diversity in the healthcare workforce benefits health outcomes, but implicit bias can impact candidate selection in medical school admissions. This advocacy project aims to address implicit bias by developing training sessions for new members of the admissions committee at UNM SOM, focusin
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Uncovering Bias in Research: Foundation of Science
Exploring the presence of bias in research, this compilation delves into various types of biases such as confirmation bias and fundamental attribution error. It also addresses the challenges of explaining behaviors rooted in biases and offers insights on reducing bias in the scientific process. Thro
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Investigating Allelic Bias in Personal Genomes
This study delves into allelic bias in personal genomes, examining the influence of various factors such as sequencing datasets, removal of reads with allelic bias, and the impact on allele-specific single nucleotide variants (AS SNVs). The revised AlleleDB pipeline proposed includes steps for const
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Understanding Bias and Variance in Machine Learning
Exploring the concepts of bias and variance in machine learning through informative visuals and explanations. Discover how model space, restricting models, and the impact of bias and variance affect the performance of machine learning algorithms. Formalize bias and variance using mean squared error
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Enhancing Bias Training for Faculty at the University of Utah
Transform faculty training on bias at the University of Utah through engaging slides designed to raise awareness, combat implicit bias, and promote inclusivity. Empower educators to recognize and address bias in their teaching practices for a more equitable learning environment.
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Understanding Inductive Bias in Machine Learning
Machine learning models rely on inductive bias, which are the assumptions made by algorithms to generalize from training data to unseen instances. Occam's Razor is a common example of inductive bias, favoring simpler hypotheses over complex ones. This bias helps algorithms make predictions and handl
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Cluster Sector Coordination Performance Monitoring (CCPM): Enhancing Gender Equality and GBV Protection
The CCPM framework allows for self-assessment of cluster performance in key areas like gender equality and protection against gender-based violence (GBV). It focuses on supporting service delivery with gender and inclusion considerations, strategic decision-making, gender-responsive strategy develop
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Understanding Implicit Bias: Exploring Bias, Stereotypes, and Discrimination
Explore the concept of implicit bias through discussions about prior knowledge, feelings pre and post taking implicit association tests, and how this awareness can be applied beneficially in personal and classroom settings. Definitions of implicit bias, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination are
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Understanding Cost Overruns in Projects: Systematic Bias vs. Selection Bias
Cost overruns in projects can be attributed to systematic bias, like optimism bias and strategic misrepresentation, or selection bias where projects with low estimated costs are more likely to be selected leading to underestimation. Mitigating these biases is crucial for accurate project budgeting a
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