Breaking the Glass Ceiling and our Biases

Gender bias exists not only in our workplace, but also in our personal lives. Companies and communities have been working hard to be more inclusive and diverse, yet this is a very difficult problem to solve. Why? Is it just a matter of time or can there be other factors involved? Let's take a dive into what is preventing women from progressing or reaching the top and how we can help bring the balance. To go beyond mere stereotypes, we will get familiarized with the basics of how our brain operates, how biases form, and other factors that contribute to a gender-biased system. We will work together to explore ideas and approaches like 'mindfulness' that can help us identify biased situations and also make us aware of our own biases. Use the techniques learned in this session to better deal with biases and hard conversations during your professional and personal growth—ultimately helping re-shape our future. What more can we do as 'women who test' to help build a more inclusive future? Get involved as a tester in the world of AI, through the initiative 'An Algorithm for Stories on Women' dataset challenge which is attempting to break the biases in AI systems.