Equality

Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock UK deputy prime minister Dominic Raab recently resigned following the publication of a report into workplace complaints about his conduct, including bullying allegations. But this element of his behavior wasn't the only concerning workplace problem highlighted by the report. It also detailed how,…

Schools and universities are panicking about artificial intelligence (AI) and cheating. But AI presents far more significant threats to equity in education.Fears of cheating typically arise from concerns about fairness. How is it fair that one student spends weeks labouring over an essay, while another asks ChatGPT to write the same thing in just a few minutes? Fretting about giving each student a “fair go” is essential to maintaining the idea of New Zealand as an egalitarian country. But as with the myth of the…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Schools and universities are panicking about artificial intelligence (AI) and cheating. But AI presents far more significant threats to equity in education. Fears of cheating typically arise from concerns about fairness. How is it fair that one student spends weeks laboring over an essay, while…

Gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities for all individuals regardless of their gender. This includes equal access to education, employment, healthcare, and political representation.The world’s first study to examine the correlation between gender equality and life expectancy has revealed that both women and men live longer as gender equality improves.However, variations in the results between countries grouped by socioeconomic development and geographic proximity indicate that…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Raising daughters can make male company leaders more supportive of women's struggles for equality, new research shows. This also leads to employing more women in their companies and on their boards. A founder has a lot of power over a company—but most companies are founded by men. However, a…

In 2019, the former IMF chief, Christine Lagarde, stated that closing the gender gap in employment could hike global GDP by 35%. Credit: Shutterstock In early March, France's first minister, Elisabeth Borne, announced that French companies failing to enforce the country's gender equality criteria would be denied access to public contracts. The news adds yet another line to an already long list of incentives to boost women's…

With AI there are chances of losing jobs but it will Widen Wealth Equality too US scientists warn that Artificial Intelligence will likely eliminate jobs and increase income inequality. Economists wary of firm predictions but say advances could create new raft of billionaires while other workers are laid off the newest technology, ChatGPT, has people worried that it may eliminate the careers of millions of individuals, including those of journalists, Wall Street traders, salespeople, and authors of elementary computer…

I wish I was more surprised by the absence of women in the best director category at the Academy Awards nominations that were announced on Jan. 24. Just a quick reminder: only seven women have ever been nominated for best director (Jane Campion has been nominated twice), and three have taken home the award, the first being Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2010. So, as disappointing as it is not to see any women directors up for the most high profile honor in their industry, it’s not exactly shocking.…

It’s not easy being a wild woman in India – as members of what is believed to be the country’s first female rap group can testify.The eight members of the Wild Wild Women collective have had to deal with knockbacks from the men who dominate the music industry and press. They have had to cajole and fight their parents for permission to play and travel to gigs – once they’ve convinced them that hip-hop is suitable for women to perform. And they have to juggle full-time jobs with their music.On a Zoom call from their homes…

Compare tables and extract their differences with standard SQLPhoto by Zakaria Ahada on UnsplashComparing tables in BigQuery is a crucial task when testing the results of data pipelines and queries prior to productionizing them. The ability to compare tables allows for the detection of any changes or discrepancies in the data, ensuring that the data remains accurate and consistent.In this article we will demonstrate how to compare two (or more) tables on BigQuery and extract the records that differ (if any). More…