Prejudice Against Women

The world's most popular AI tools are powered by programs from OpenAI and Meta that show prejudice against women, according to a study launched on Thursday by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO.

The lack of progress on gender biases comes as the UN also reports declining human development metrics in general, linked in particular to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nearly 90 percent of the world's population -- of every gender -- holds some prejudice against women, according to a UN study published Wednesday, ahead of International Women's Day.

Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Monday told the Indian Science Congress in Mysuru that prejudice against women scientists "dramatically exists" and doing away with it is the most fundamental challenge that needs to be addressed.

The Delhi High Court will hear on December 22, Somnath Bharti's plea challenging the NHRC order holding him guilty of "racial prejudice and unlawful acts" against 12 African women during his controversial midnight raid early this year.

Pakistani police arrested a man accused of burying his new-born daughter alive because she was physically deformed, officials said Saturday. The shocking incident illustrates the sometimes extreme prejudices in Pakistan against children, especially girls that are born with any type of physical deformities. They are often seen as shameful for the f...

The world's most popular AI tools are powered by programs from OpenAI and Meta that show prejudice against women, according to a study launched on Thursday by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO.

The lack of progress on gender biases comes as the UN also reports declining human development metrics in general, linked in particular to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nearly 90 percent of the world's population -- of every gender -- holds some prejudice against women, according to a UN study published Wednesday, ahead of International Women's Day.

Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Monday told the Indian Science Congress in Mysuru that prejudice against women scientists "dramatically exists" and doing away with it is the most fundamental challenge that needs to be addressed.

The Delhi High Court will hear on December 22, Somnath Bharti's plea challenging the NHRC order holding him guilty of "racial prejudice and unlawful acts" against 12 African women during his controversial midnight raid early this year.

Pakistani police arrested a man accused of burying his new-born daughter alive because she was physically deformed, officials said Saturday. The shocking incident illustrates the sometimes extreme prejudices in Pakistan against children, especially girls that are born with any type of physical deformities. They are often seen as shameful for the f...