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Wonkblog Analysis: Searching for images of CEOs or managers? The results almost always show men.
Wonkblog Analysis
Searching for images of CEOs or managers? The results almost always show men.
By Andrew Van Dam
January 3 at 7:00 AM
Men dominate Google image searches for most jobs — even for bartender, probation officer and medical scientist, roles in which women outnumber men. ... In 57 percent of occupations, image searches indicate the jobs are more male-dominated than they actually are. ... There’s evidence this skewed picture discourages women from aspiring to dozens of careers and increases discrimination and harassment of women who are already in those jobs.
Researchers from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center used a carefully calibrated and monitored artificial-intelligence algorithm to calculate gender representation in the top Google image search results for more than 100 occupations. To compare online representation to a job’s real-world gender breakdown, they compared results to Labor Department statistics.
In addition to overall representation, the researchers found images of men typically ranked higher in search results. The researchers generally encountered the first picture of a man as the second image on the page. The first woman frequently wouldn’t show up until the fourth image.
Some of the jobs where women are underrepresented in images appeared to reflect stereotypes about masculinity, intimidation and force: Most bill collectors, probation officers and bartenders are women, yet Google search results paint an overwhelmingly male picture of each occupation.
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Andrew Van Dam covers data and economics. He previously worked for the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and the Idaho Press-Tribune. Follow https://twitter.com/andrewvandam
Searching for images of CEOs or managers? The results almost always show men.
By Andrew Van Dam
January 3 at 7:00 AM
Men dominate Google image searches for most jobs — even for bartender, probation officer and medical scientist, roles in which women outnumber men. ... In 57 percent of occupations, image searches indicate the jobs are more male-dominated than they actually are. ... There’s evidence this skewed picture discourages women from aspiring to dozens of careers and increases discrimination and harassment of women who are already in those jobs.
Researchers from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center used a carefully calibrated and monitored artificial-intelligence algorithm to calculate gender representation in the top Google image search results for more than 100 occupations. To compare online representation to a job’s real-world gender breakdown, they compared results to Labor Department statistics.
In addition to overall representation, the researchers found images of men typically ranked higher in search results. The researchers generally encountered the first picture of a man as the second image on the page. The first woman frequently wouldn’t show up until the fourth image.
Some of the jobs where women are underrepresented in images appeared to reflect stereotypes about masculinity, intimidation and force: Most bill collectors, probation officers and bartenders are women, yet Google search results paint an overwhelmingly male picture of each occupation.
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Andrew Van Dam covers data and economics. He previously worked for the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and the Idaho Press-Tribune. Follow https://twitter.com/andrewvandam
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