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AI girlfriends, sex robots and sexism — Laura Bates on the new tech-driven misogyny

Author Laura Bates says misogyny is baked into the design of AI, and a new wave of sexual violence is already here

British author Laura Bates discusses her new book, The New Age of Sexism. (David Roberts for The Fuller Project)

Europe’s OnlyFans performers can’t get justice

Jana was in the business of making women feel sexy. She ran a successful beauty salon in Slovakia, but suddenly, COVID-19 struck. Forced to close her salon’s doors, Jana found herself like so many: locked down, at home, bored. So

The EU considers theft of explicit images to be image-based sexual abuse. But sex workers still can't get justice.

AI is transforming the fight against trafficking. Some advocates are raising the alarm

New technology is transforming the fight against trafficking

Artificial Intelligence: Veteran Suicide Prevention Algorithm Favors White Men

An artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes white men and ignores survivors of sexual violence, which affects a far greater percentage of women, an investigation by The Fuller Project has found. The algorithm, which

The Middle East Has a ‘Sextortion’ Problem

The region’s social stigmas are deterring women from reporting online sexual abuse

Can the Climate Tech Revolution Avoid Leaving Women Behind?

Tech is dominated by men. Only a small percentage of solar and wind workers are female – but there are places where women shine in the clean tech world

Women workers at high risk from automation

In Kenya’s tea plantations, labor activists say thirty thousand women have lost their jobs as a result of automation — they represent a broader global trend, with experts saying women are more likely than men to be automated out of a job

Silicon Valley VCs Invest Almost Exclusively in Companies Founded by Men. Could a new California law change that?

California would become the first state to require venture capital firms disclose the race and gender of the founders of the companies they fund, under a bill currently awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature

A white woman and a Black man stand a water station in an office.

Will California crack down on cash apps that trap women in debt?

Cash advance apps promise women financial freedom, but often leave them trapped in a cycle of debt