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Data Literacy in South Asia: From Outsourced to a Lead in Tech

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Science Connectedculture, data literacy, South ASia, Women in STEM, women in tech

Opinion By Sabah Ul-Hasan (@sabahzero) on behalf of The Biota Project Blog (@thebiotaproject) What is outsourcing? Reverberating effects from British colonization of South Asia and the ‘modern’ world I live in the United States, and I was recently in a room full of scientists when someone made a wonderfully distasteful joke about receiving a call from customer support and that the person on the other end of the phone line had a “funny accent.” If you’re unfamiliar with the term “outsourcing,” fear not. There’s an entire NBC television series about…

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Another Look at Sexism in the Games Industry

November 11, 2015 Science Connectedculture, gaming, technology

Our partners at ResearchGate have interviewed two scientists about sexism and social dynamics in the gaming industry. These are their findings. Half of the 150 million gamers in the USA are now women. But instead of embracing the changing demographic, the massive growth in the number of women playing games is only making the gaming industry’s sexism and exclusion more apparent. We speak with Rachel Kowert and Johannes Breuer authors of “Sexist Games=Sexist Gamers?” about the gaming industry, Tomb Raider and the issue of sexism. ResearchGate: What is your opinion of…