From the article: "a bot that uses pronouns and analysis of first names to determine whether a source is male or a female". Probably not perfect, but good enough for a suggestion/reminder engine.
>The media organisation found that only 21% of people quoted in the FT were women, prompting the development of a bot that uses pronouns and analysis of first names to determine whether a source is male or a female.
Sounds like substantial underrepresentation for an industry in which management and professional workers are 47% women [0]...
>The paper, which covers many male-dominated industries, is keen to attract more women readers, with its research suggesting they are put off by articles that rely heavily on quotes from men.
...and a strong business case for the FT to address it. Aside from the fact that this is HN, I'm not sure why all of the top-level comments so far are so critical.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 16.4 ms ] threadSounds like substantial underrepresentation for an industry in which management and professional workers are 47% women [0]...
>The paper, which covers many male-dominated industries, is keen to attract more women readers, with its research suggesting they are put off by articles that rely heavily on quotes from men.
...and a strong business case for the FT to address it. Aside from the fact that this is HN, I'm not sure why all of the top-level comments so far are so critical.
[0] https://hbr.org/2016/10/why-women-arent-making-it-to-the-top...