WF-SUW4ZK
LinkedIn Search Prefers Male Names
An investigation by The Seattle Times in 2016 found a gender bias in LinkedIn's search engine.
- Date it happened
- 2016-09-06
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- Search engine recommender system suggesting alternative search terms (names) for professional networking.
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