Data Feminism

• Main Author: D'Ignazio, Catherine (auth)
• Other Authors: Klein, Lauren F. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2020
• Series: Strong Ideas
• Subjects: Feminism & feminist theory; Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism; Impact of science & technology on society; non-binary; genderqueer; big data; data science; artificial intelligence; emancipation; #MeToo; justice; race; class; sexuality; power; intersectionality
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A new way of thinking about data science and data ethics that is informed by the ideas of intersectional feminism. Today, data science is a form of power. It has been used to expose injustice, improve health outcomes, and topple governments. But it has also been used to discriminate, police, and sur...