Macho culture deters women from data science jobs, says report

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Analysts say the skewed gender composition could result in biased technology

London — Macho work cultures are driving away young women from data science jobs, say analysts, warning a failure to diversify the male-dominated sector could result in biased technology that discriminates against women.

“If we start building models with biased teams, we are going to run into a number of longer-term effects including ethics issues and models propagating a bias we’re trying to stop.” But the sector is failing to attract a wider pipeline of female talent in entry-level jobs, found the report, based on surveys of more than 9,000 students and recent graduates with data-related degrees in about a dozen countries.

The report called on companies to deal with the sector’s “image problem” among women, including by building more inclusive and collaborative cultures.

 

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Ye the notorious macho culture of data science.....

could or couldn't ...what a load of crap as social pseudo- scientific writing for a horoscope..

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