Gender Reboot: Reprogramming Gender Rights in the Age of AI

by Eleonore Fournier-Tombs

Overview

This book explores gender norms and women’s rights in the age of AI. The author examines how gender dynamics have evolved in the spheres of work, self-image and safety, and education, and how these might be reflected in current challenges in AI development. The book also explores opportunities in AI to address issues facing women, and how we might harness current technological developments for gender equality. Taking a narrative tone, the book is interwoven with stories and a reflection on the raising young children during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes both expert and personal interviews to create a nuanced and multidimensional perspective on the state of women’s rights and what might be done to move forward.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031413902
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	10/03/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	307 KB

About the Author

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs is a Canadian and French computational social scientist, currently head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at United Nations University. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, and regularly teaches in cybersecurity and technologies for development. During her career, she has worked as a data scientist throughout the United Nations system and conducted research at the intersection of technology and gender, migration, democracy and health.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Reprogramming Gender Norms.- Part 1: Work.- Woman is to Housewife as Man is to Programmer.- Rebalancing the Distribution of Unpaid Duties.- Leadership in the Public Sphere.- Part 2: Being.- Strength and the Power of Sport.- Physical and Virtual Safety.- Sexual Stereotypes and Body Image.- Part 3: Learning.- Learning Gender Roles.- Machine Learning and Collective Unintelligence.- Conclusion: Gender Reboot.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“In a captivating narrative style, Eleonore Fournier-Tombs shares her perspective on the gender discrimination rampant in our contemporary society. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (and beyond), the author demonstrates how societal inequalities not only persist but are even amplified in artificial intelligence technologies. From the representation of women embedded within these technologies, to the respective roles of men and women in the job market, and even through to the position of women in the sciences, her argument is impeccably made, substantiated by a plethora of concrete examples from different parts of the globe. This book is a major contribution to the paramount struggle for a better and more equitable society. It deserves to be widely read and shared, and we must thank the author for showing us this reality in such a lucid and accessible way.” (Céline Castets-Renard, Research Chair in Accountable AI in a Global Context, University of Ottawa)

“Covering such a complex and sensitive issue such as women’s rights and gender equality in the age of AI in a candid, comprehensive, compelling, captivating and constructive manner seemed all but impossible, but Eleonore Fournier-Tombs did it.” (Emmanuel Letouzé, Director, Data-Pop Alliance)