# gender Published articles for gender. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## January 2025: A Monthly Reflection on Personal Challenges and Positive Moments DevFeed: [January 2025: A Monthly Reflection on Personal Challenges and Positive Moments]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Eevis Panula Published: 2025-06-11T04:18:31.535000Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Eevis Blog]() Topics: [Development](), [compose-multiplatform]() Tags: [article](), [blog-post](), [content](), [gender]() ### AI overview A personal reflection on January 2025, reviewing hopes and fears recorded in two bingo cards. The author describes a positive milestone involving a Compose Multiplatform blog post, alongside experiences of gender stereotypes, biased AI-generated content, and unequal treatment in developer discussions. ### Source excerpt The first month of 2025 and its 247 days are behind us. I started 2025 with a blog post participating in Dev's New Year Challenge, sharing some hopes and fears for 2025. In the post, I shared two bingo cards: One for things I wish would happen, and one for things I think will, unfortunately, happen. The original blog post is behind this link: 2025, Please, Be Gentle. I decided that after each month, I'd look at how it went in terms of these two cards. This is the first checkpoint, so let's discuss the good stuff first. The Good Stuff From January, I can mark one thing as complete on my wishes-bingo card: My blog post, Using SVGs on Canvas with Compose Multiplatform, was selected to Dev's week's top 7 listing. I was so happy when I saw the notification about it! So, after a month, my "The Good Stuff"-bingo card looks like this: And the text version: B I N G O Talk accepted to Kotlin Conf I get invited to be a guest in a podcast My research article gets published Learn a new skill More non-binary representation in conferences Man speaks up against biased behaviour New elections in Finland Night outside, in a hammock Get into a Doctorate program Start mentoring again A project is launched without a last-minute crunch More women and non-binary in staff+ positions **Free space (Dream big!)** Happened: Blog post gets boosted or selected to Dev's top 7 #WeCoded without jerks commenting Conference swag socks in my size Someone says my work inspired them A new tattoo A genuine apology from someone after being a jerk Get a book deal Get promoted to Tech Lead position 100K views in Dev Not burning out during the year Build a new, useful feature for Neule.art-app Finish building a keyboard The More Realistic The title of this blog post is both about the state of the world right now - as a non-binary, disabled woman who is willing to call a nazi salute a nazi salute, everything that's happening is just a lot. But it's also about the bingo - I could mark several of my "More reali ## Beyond the Binary - More Inclusive Gender Options with Compose DevFeed: [Beyond the Binary - More Inclusive Gender Options with Compose]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Eevis Panula Published: 2024-09-02T03:38:14.053000Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Eevis Blog]() Topics: [Jetpack Compose](), [Compose](), [User Interfaces](), [App](), [Development](), [Forms]() Tags: [app-development](), [article](), [culture](), [development](), [forms](), [gender](), [how-to](), [inclusive](), [jetpack-compose](), [user-interfaces]() ### AI overview This article explains why binary or "other" gender choices can exclude users, discusses gender and sex as distinct concepts, and demonstrates how to build a more inclusive gender selection for app settings with Jetpack Compose. ### Source excerpt If your gender matches the one that was assigned to you at birth, you probably don't notice flaws in application design that enforce the gender binary. But if it doesn't, and especially if your gender is beyond the woman-man binary, you constantly notice user interfaces that exclude you. For example, what should you select if you aren't a man or a woman, and those are the only options in a form? In some cases, forms might include the option "other". But... It underlines that you're something other and don't even have a category. As someone who has felt their entire life like an outsider and the other in many ways, I can tell you that it doesn't do good things to your mental health. So, in this blog post, I'll discuss the concept of gender a bit and then demonstrate one way to build a more inclusive gender selection with Jetpack Compose. Finally, at the end, I'll list some resources related to this topic. Gender Beyond the Binary Let's start with the basics: Gender and sex are separate things. In some languages, like Finnish, the word for both is the same - "sukupuoli" - but, for example, English differentiates them. And neither of them is binary. Gender is a social construct, and each culture has its own norms for genders. There are multiple genders, and a person might describe themself with one or more. Some examples include woman, man, non-binary, agender, genderqueer, demigender (e.g., demigirl or demiboy), or genderfluid. If you want to learn more, I've listed some resources in the Resources-section. Asking User's Gender Gender is asked in many locations - it might be surveys, settings for an app, and many other places. I'll concentrate on app development as I write about app development, and the specific case of app settings because that's where I've seen this gender selection pop up the most frequently. Before diving into the technical implementation of more inclusive gender options, I want to discuss whether there is a need for gender data and making the sele ## Introducing native E2E testing: Learnings from the Senior Engineering Program for Women DevFeed: [Introducing native E2E testing: Learnings from the Senior Engineering Program for Women]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Joana Melo Published: 2023-09-08T12:35:44Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Klarna Engineering]() Topics: [Testing](), [App](), [Development]() Tags: [appium](), [automated](), [diversity](), [e2e-testing](), [engineering](), [gender](), [gender-equality](), [klarna](), [learnings](), [professional-development](), [regression](), [testing](), [typescript]() ### AI overview The author describes introducing native end-to-end testing in mini versions of the Klarna app to enable automated feature regression tests in development pipelines. The article also reflects on the Senior Engineering Program for Women, including its focus on professional growth, coaching, collaboration, technology, influence, and diversity. ### Source excerpt I made company-wide impact by successfully delivering the introduction of native end-to-end (E2E) testing in mini versions of the Klarna app. The goal was to have automated feature regression tests in our pipelines. I developed this as part of a program for senior engineering women, and today, I want to share the insights and learnings I gained from this experience. Creating fair and equal opportunities for women How do we offer women equal and fair opportunities in an industry dominated by men? Well, there are many ways to work on this topic. One that piqued my curiosity was Klarna's Senior Engineering Program for Women (SEPW). As you might wonder as well, my initial thoughts on it as with any other initiatives like this came with a lot of reservations: Is this fair? Is this the best way for me to ensure that I'm being fairly evaluated? Will it look like I am being brought to a speedlane towards an easy promotion if I happen to get one because I'm a woman? Are we going to get treated like tokens? Is this all just a marketing strategy to promote? Am I being part of and legitimizing something that has no real content and value for my career or other women? What will everyone think? When we are faced to join initiatives related to gender gap improvements, we might fall into the trap of having all the perfect and right answers before we take risks, or we can accept that there will never be the perfectly carved, impactful and life-changing solution at our doorstep. We can only experiment and learn from the results to make better decisions as we help evolving into a hopefully more gender-fair world. As a woman in engineering, I understand the issues, but I don't claim to have all the answers. And that's ok. The program The SEPW is a way for Klarna to acknowledge and accelerate the professional development of promising engineers and promote diversity within engineering. The 6 month program is designed with the individual's growth as the main focus, and based on four theme ## The Power of Default DevFeed: [The Power of Default]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Eevis Panula Published: 2023-08-07T04:30:27.854000Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Eevis Blog]() Topics: [digital](), [Users]() Tags: [developers](), [gender](), [power](), [services](), [tech]() ### AI overview This opinion article examines how defaults in digital services, apps, language, and social assumptions can make some groups seem "normal" while excluding or discriminating against others. It encourages developers and technology professionals to recognize the effects of their decisions and use defaults more consciously. ### Source excerpt Oh, hey there! Before you read this blog post, I want to say that it contains a lot of talk about equality and how some groups of people are not seen as equal compared to others. I'm passionate about changing that. If you know that a feminist point of view makes you angry, I recommend reading but take some deep breaths before commenting. Try to be friendly, like there was actual human reading your comment. Thank you! There's a lot of power with the default. And with default, I mean default selections in (digital) services, apps, and others - but also in the fact that some groups of people are seen as the default, "normal", compared to other groups. Why I'm writing about this theme? Well, I believe that we, as developers (or, basically, any role in the tech industry), need to be really conscious of this topic so that we don't accidentally (or, in some cases, on purpose) exclude, or even discriminate, some of our users. We need to recognize what our decisions can do to actual people. In this blog post, I'll first talk about who is default and who is not, then about the default in tech, and finally, I'll discuss using the default for good. Who is Default and Who is Not? The Default in What We Don't Say The default is visible in what we don't say and what needs to be explicitly said. Let's take an example from sports: When writing this post, the FIFA Women's World Cup is ongoing. Do you know what the men's tournament is called? FIFA World Cup. There is no mention of men; it's just an assumption that everyone knows it's about men; it's the default. However, I want to mention that I love how Finnish YLE (the national broadcasting company) is talking just about "Jalkapallon MM 2023", meaning Football/Soccer World Championships 2023 -- so they don't mention gender. That is, of course, a problem for some; some Finnish people have complained online that it should be called women's football. Well, the same people have a history of saying that they're defending women's rights in ## Coq development team is open to renaming the project DevFeed: [Coq development team is open to renaming the project]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-04-08T13:47:05Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Lambda the Ultimate]() Topics: [Coq](), [Development]() Tags: [community](), [diversity](), [gender](), [general]() ### AI overview The Coq development team says it is open to renaming Coq after community discussions about the project's name, logo, and slang meaning in English, including concerns about gender diversity and its effect on participation. ### Source excerpt From the Coq-club: The Coq development team acknowledges the recent discussions (started on the Coq-Club mailing list) around Coq's logo and name. We wish to thank everyone that participated in these discussions. Testimonies from people who experienced harassment or awkward situations, reports about students (notably women) who ended up not learning / using Coq because of its name, were all very important so that the community could fully recognize the impact of the current name and its slang meaning in English, especially with respect to gender-diversity in the Coq community. For these reasons, the Coq development team is open to a renaming. Suggestions for alternative names go here. ## Teleport's efforts to improve gender diversity and support women in technology DevFeed: [Teleport's efforts to improve gender diversity and support women in technology]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: info@goteleport.com (Kafi Payne) Published: 2020-03-26T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Teleport]() Topics: [coding]() Tags: [best-practices](), [equity](), [future](), [gender](), [partnership](), [research]() ### AI overview Teleport describes its gender representation, acknowledges that women make up about 14% of its employees, and outlines efforts to improve diversity through more inclusive job-description language and a partnership with Ada Developers Academy. ### Source excerpt Women's history month is almost over, but it's still important to consider the contributions of women. ## What Does Snark to our Alexas Teach Our Kids DevFeed: [What Does Snark to our Alexas Teach Our Kids]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Fuzzygroup Published: 2019-10-28T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Scott Johnson]() Topics: [digital]() Tags: [alexa](), [blog-post](), [digital](), [gender](), [google-home](), [manners]() ### AI overview The author reflects on how parents' treatment of voice assistants such as Alexa and Google Home may influence children's attitudes toward female voices. The post argues for modeling respectful language while acknowledging that gendered assistant voices raise a separate issue. ### Source excerpt You would think by now that I'd be wise enough to capture the speaker as well as the slide when I take a photo; alas not; sigh. Last week I saw Daniel Wilson speak over at Butler University. Daniel is the author of Robopocalypse, Robogenesis, How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Where's My Jetpack and many other good bits of science fiction. There were two surprising things in his presentation: He was funny. As someone who has written some pretty dark stuff, I was astonished at just how funny he was. "I asked my fellow Carnegie Mellon robotics folks what they'd to if the robots rose up and they all said the same thing - 1) Go to a staircase and go up one step and 2) wait for it to run out of batteries". And then, with input like that, he made a damn book out of it! Respect. He was surprisingly gender aware which is what I really want to talk about here. This second point is the focus of this blog post. He is raising small children and he and his wife are teaching them to be respectful to their Alexa and / or Google Home by saying "please" and "thank you" to it. This is interesting. His basic point boils down to this: Digital assistants tend to have female voices (there's a reason for this but its irrelevant for now) What does it teach his son (or daughter) if they regularly hear Dad saying "Alexa Shut the F up!" Cursing at Alexa, for me, is a bit of a dirty pleasure. And this is particularly true when it is is an early morning alarm and I don't want got get up. But I am now painfully aware that maybe I shouldn't do this - what am I teaching my youngest about how to interact with female voices? Deep, Deep Sigh. And Thank You to Daniel Wilson for such an interesting, funny talk. His writings are definitely recommended. Note: I don't want to get get into the gender issues around why we use assistive voices that are female and imperative voices that are male. That is a different issue entirely. And thanks to Lisa Meece of Starbase Indy fame for pointing this out to me and i ## A Multiplatform Case Study for an Inclusive Virtual Try-on Experience - Frances DevFeed: [A Multiplatform Case Study for an Inclusive Virtual Try-on Experience - Frances]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2019-05-28T19:42:39Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development]() Topics: [multiplatform](), [client]() Tags: [case-study](), [design](), [discovery](), [e-commerce](), [experience](), [gender](), [inclusive](), [multiplatform](), [retail](), [user]() ### AI overview Touchlab describes a one-week, platform-agnostic design sprint to create a user-centric e-commerce virtual try-on experience for a makeup brand. The case study emphasizes inclusive research, contextual inquiry, and the varied personal meanings of makeup. ### Source excerpt Multiplatform Case Study: Our goal? To design a user-centric, e-commerce experience for a single makeup brand in one week. ## Inclusiveness at Mozilla DevFeed: [Inclusiveness at Mozilla]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Brendan Eich Published: 2014-03-26T18:57:08Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Brendan Eich]() Topics: [Mozilla](), [Open Source]() Tags: [discrimination](), [gender](), [inclusive](), [learn](), [mozilla](), [uncategorized]() ### AI overview Brendan Eich addresses concerns about his commitment to equality and welcome for LGBT individuals at Mozilla, outlining commitments to inclusive employment, events, community participation, policies, benefits, and outreach to marginalized contributors. He also accepts accountability for his actions as CEO. ### Source excerpt I am deeply honored and humbled by the CEO role. I'm also grateful for the messages of support. At the same time, I know there are concerns about my commitment to fostering equality and welcome for LGBT individuals at Mozilla. I hope to lay those concerns to rest, first by making a set of commitments ... Continue reading "Inclusiveness at Mozilla" ## Notes from O'Reilly's Website Optimization DevFeed: [Notes from O'Reilly's Website Optimization]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Graham King Published: 2010-06-05T03:59:46Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Graham King]() Topics: [Optimization](), [Website](), [web design](), [Usability](), [trust](), [Users](), [interactive website]() Tags: [animation](), [book](), [chat](), [conversion-rate-optimization](), [design](), [gender](), [guide](), [international](), [live](), [local](), [marketing](), [navigation](), [optimization](), [software](), [trust](), [usability](), [website]() ### AI overview Notes from O'Reilly's Website Optimization covering conversion rate optimization, website credibility, persuasion principles, branding, imagery, interactivity, and customer personas. ### Source excerpt Optimize your way to success: A guide for the web Renaissance person.