Closing the Gender Gap in STEM is No Longer Optional
Opinion piece . SocietyDigital assistants like Siri are used in most of our daily lives. But their design often mirrors unsettling biases. Until 2019, the female-voiced Siri, when users directed offensive comments like “You’re a slut” at the female-voiced assistant, it would respond, “I’d blush if I could.” The algorithm was subsequently adjusted, but the problem persists: even as
The Gender Triangle of Violence——How Females Become Invisible Criminals in Male Violence
Controversy . SocietyOn November 11, 2024, in Zhuhai, China, a 62-year-old man drove into a fitness plaza, killing 35 and injuring 43, one of China’s deadliest attacks since 2014. This is not isolated—five similar incidents occurred in a month. Post-pandemic pressures and depression, especially in Eastern countries, are increasingly manifesting as social violence. Not only triggered a
Sustainability from Chinese point of view
Climate ChangeSustainability is becoming the motto of many Europeans. But how is the topic of climate change and the critically rising need to protect the environment viewed from a perspective of a young girl from China? I asked our classmate Nuo Chen about her opinions. Nuo is a 23 years old girl similar to many girls
Don’t tell me how to dress
Society . UncategorizedTHAILAND — “You were raped because of the way you dressed; if not by this offender, you would have been abused by another,” a police officer reportedly told a 12-year-old victim. Earlier this year, Thailand’s local authorities issued a warning for women “not to dress sexily” to avoid sexual harassment during Songkran (Thailand’s New year water