Understanding Gender Dynamics and Implicit Biases in Programming and Music

The video discusses the historical shift in gender roles within programming, highlighting how women were the original programmers. It addresses implicit biases that hinder women and minorities in tech fields and suggests blind evaluation methods to promote fairness. An example from the 1970s shows how blind auditions in orchestras significantly increased female participation, illustrating the impact of removing visual biases.

Who were the original programmers in the early days of computing?

• Children

• Robots

• Women

• Men

What is one reason the gender dynamics in programming shifted over the years?

• Increased interest from men

• Technological advancements

• Implicit biases

• Government policies

How can removing personal identifiers from job applications affect the hiring process?

• It makes the process more biased

• It decreases diversity

• It has no effect

• It makes the process fairer

What change was made in music auditions in the 1970s to increase fairness?

• Using better instruments

• Increasing the number of auditions

• Changing the judges

• Introducing a curtain

What was the impact of using a curtain during music auditions?

• No change in results

• Decrease in female musicians

• Increase in female musicians

• Increase in male musicians