Invisible barriers prevent S’pore women from joining AI boom

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subtle prejudice that assumes technical roles are more suited to men

under-representation of women in Stem is a challenge for Singapore, as it limits the talent pool available for the rapidly growing sector, impacting all industries

this imbalance risks perpetuating gender biases in the development of AI solutions...some medical science was initially based only on research done on men...Future products or applications from AI or machine learning may not be able to cater to women if the technology is not designed for the entire population from the beginning

For qns on gender discrimination...

Qns:

1. Consider the view that some careers are better suited to one gender than the other. (Cam. 2014)

2. How far do you agree that efforts to promote inclusiveness do more harm than good? (RI Prelim 2024)