Gender Bias+ for Confluence

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Yes the calculation is run automatically in the background when you visit, create or edit content.

• Bias free: no gendered words found.

• Neutral bias: total feminine words = total masculine words.

• Some bias:

  • LESS than 10 total masculine/feminine words found.

  • or, difference between totals is LESS than 200%.

• Strong bias:

  • one total is 0 while the other is GREATER than or equal to 10.

  • or, difference between totals is GREATER than 200%.

1. The algorithm identifies words within your page or blog post from a list of 120+ gendered words.

2. It then sums a total for both identified feminine words and masculine words.

3. The raw score is the difference between these two word totals.

4. And we also calculate a qualitative score: bias free, neutral bias, some bias, and strong bias.

No. The discovery of gendered words in content is not necessarily a bad thing. The goal of this app is to help you quickly identify if gender bias in your content leans strongly in any particular direction.

If content is tagged with “strong bias” you may want to read the content, identify the particular sentences and do some editing to bring the calculation score back into “some bias”.

Feminine Words: affectionate*, agree*, careful*, cheer*, child*, co-operat*, collab*, commit*, communal*, compassion*, connect*, conscientious*, considerate*, cooperat*, dedicated*, depend*, diligent*, emotiona*, empath*, enthusias*, feel*, flatterable*, gentle*, hardwork*, honest*, inclusive*, inter-dependen*, inter-persona*, inter-personal*, interdependen*, interpersona*, interpersonal*, kind*, kinship*, loyal*, meticulous*, modesty*, nag*, nurtur*, pleasant*, polite*, quiet*, respon*, sensitiv*, shar*, share*, sharin*, submissive*, support*, sympath*, tender*, thorough*, together*, trust*, understand*, warm*, whin*, yield*

Masculine Words: active*, adventurous*, aggress*, ambitio*, analy*, assert*, athlet*, autonom*, battle*, boast*, challeng*, champion*, compet*, confident*, courag*, decid*, decision*, decisive*, defend*, determin*, domina*, dominant*, driven*, fearless*, fight*, force*, greedy*, head-strong*, headstrong*, hierarch*, hostil*, impulsive*, independen*, individual*, intellect*, lead*, logic*, objective*, opinion*, outspoken*, persist*, principle*, reckless*, self-confiden*, self-relian*, self-sufficien*, selfconfiden*, selfrelian*, selfsufficien*, stubborn*, superior*, unreasonab*

1. Gaucher, D., Friesen, J., & Kay, A. C. (2011). Evidence that gendered wording in job advertisements exists and sustains gender inequality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(1), 109-128. doi:10.1037/a0022530

2. Schmader, T., Whitehead, J., & Wysocki, V. H. (2007). A Linguistic Comparison of Letters of Recommendation for Male and Female Chemistry and Biochemistry Job Applicants. Sex Roles, 57(7-8), 509-514. doi:10.1007/s11199-007-9291-4

3. Trix, F., & Psenka, C. (2003). Exploring the Color of Glass: Letters of Recommendation for Female and Male Medical Faculty. Discourse & Society, 14(2), 191-220. doi:10.1177/0957926503014002277

4. Isaac, C., Chertoff, J., Lee, B., & Carnes, M. (2011). Do Studentsʼ and Authorsʼ Genders Affect Evaluations? A Linguistic Analysis of Medical Student Performance Evaluations. Academic Medicine, 86(1), 59-66. doi:10.1097/acm.0b013e318200561d

5. Dutt, K., Pfaff, D. L., Bernstein, A. F., Dillard, J. S., & Block, C. J. (2016). Gender differences in recommendation letters for postdoctoral fellowships in geoscience. Nature Geoscience, 9(11), 805-808. doi:10.1038/ngeo2819