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Wired survey: 59% of women in tech experienced gender bias, worsened by AI

New survey of 634 women tech workers finds persistent discrimination and unequal standards for AI-assisted work.

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  • 59% of 634 surveyed women in tech reported experiencing or witnessing gender bias in their workplaces.
  • 47% say the field is unchanged or worse for women compared to five years ago—suggesting stalled progress.
  • Women report double standards in AI tool use: men's low-quality AI-assisted work is praised while identical work from women invites termination.
  • The survey documents how AI adoption is amplifying rather than mitigating existing gender disparities in tech.
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These findings reflect entrenched, systemic gender bias in tech that AI is making worse, not better.

  • “Wired's survey of Women Who Work in Tech is depressing precisely because it's not _shocking_”

    jschauma · Mastodon ↗

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Wired survey: 59% of women in tech experienced gender bias, worsened by AI
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    Tech stagnation on women's advancement worsened by AI integration

    Analysis of the survey emphasizes that 47% of respondents said tech is unchanged or worse for women compared to five years ago, and notes that AI adoption is exacerbating existing gender disparities in the field.

    “47% said tech is unchanged or worse for women…”
    — WIRED survey respondent
    • gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green

      "Sloppy, half-assed work gets praise when a man does it with Claude, whereas if I or any other women present[ed] that we’d get fired.” https://www. wired.com/story/women-in-tech- survey/ Men get away with murder (literally), and have done so for thousands of years. The signal achievement of Western Civilization is its White Male Supremacy Growth…

      gerrymcgovern@mastodon.greenMastodon17h ago26▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    • jschauma

      Wired's survey of Women Who Work in Tech is depressing precisely because it's not _shocking_ (as in surprising). And compared to 5 years ago, "47% said tech is unchanged or worse for women". Oh, also, guess what: AI makes this worse. "Sloppy, half-assed work gets praise when a man does it with Claude, whereas if I or any other women on the team…

      jschaumaMastodon1d ago12▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    Survey findings highlight gender bias and double standards in AI use

    Discussion of the survey results highlights that 59% of respondents had seen or experienced gender bias. Notably, women reported that men using AI tools received praise for low-quality work that would result in termination if women presented it.

    “sloppy, half-assed work gets praise when a man does it with Claude, whereas if I or any other women present[ed] that we'd get fired.”
    — Survey respondent
    • amydiehl@mstdn.social

      Wired surveyed 634 women in tech. 59% had seen or experienced gender bias. And everyone is pushed to use AI. But "sloppy, half-assed work gets praise when a man does it with Claude, whereas if I or any other women present[ed] that we’d get fired.” https://www. wired.com/story/women-in-tech- survey/

      amydiehl@mstdn.socialMastodon1d ago77▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    WIRED releases survey of 634 women in tech on workplace experiences

    WIRED published results from a survey of 634 women working in technology. The survey covered executives automating their work with AI, new hires encountering bro culture, and broad experiences of workplace dynamics in tech.

    1. 2 outlets We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose

      first by Mastodon, 2d ago · also Wired

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