Published this week on KDnuggets by Nisha Arya, a data scientist, and freelance technical writer, the author highlighted the lack of representation of women in the industry and the importance of women in the field.
Key takeaways from the article:
- In 2019, Only 18% of women are Data Scientists, according to the Tech Republic.
- 11% of data teams have no women, according to a report from Harnham.
- Because of the lack of women in the industry, hiring AI algorithms are potentially fed biased data; thus, perpetuating gender bias.
Read the full article here.
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