diff --git a/compositional_skills/grounded/linguistics/inclusion/gender_bias/attribution.txt b/compositional_skills/grounded/linguistics/inclusion/gender_bias/attribution.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..85b6f1e06 --- /dev/null +++ b/compositional_skills/grounded/linguistics/inclusion/gender_bias/attribution.txt @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +Title of work: Inclusive language + License of the work: CC-BY-SA-4.0 + Creator names: Wikipedia Authors + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/compositional_skills/grounded/linguistics/inclusion/gender_bias/qna.yaml b/compositional_skills/grounded/linguistics/inclusion/gender_bias/qna.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6952ee338 --- /dev/null +++ b/compositional_skills/grounded/linguistics/inclusion/gender_bias/qna.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +--- +created_by: julian-cable +version: 3 +task_description: You are a member of a team with a mission to create the + conditions for belonging and inclusion in the workplace. The people whom you + support are new to principles of inclusion and need a safe place to fail. This + skill helps the writer use more inclusive terminology to avoid gender bias. +seed_examples: + - context: Bad guys can exploit vulnerabilities or manipulate systems to steal + personal information. + question: How might you improve this sentence to use more inclusive, + non-gendered IT terminology? + answer: >- + Bad actors can exploit vulnerabilities or manipulate systems to steal + personal information. + + Avoid a gendered term. Use "bad actor" instead. + - context: Welcome to the event, guys and girls. + question: How might you rewrite this sentence to use more Inclusive, + non-gendered IT terminology? + answer: >- + Welcome to the event, everyone. + + Using this term to address a group of people is problematic, because those + who are not male might feel excluded. Using "guys and girls" in a business + context is also problematic, because "girls" is not an appropriate way to + refer to adult women. Alternatives might be "folks" or "all" or "everyone". + - context: Each student must bring his own laptop to the training class. + question: How might you adjust this sentence to use more inclusive, non-gendered + IT terminology? + answer: >- + All students must bring their own laptop to the training class. + + Except when referring to a specific named person, do not assume that the + subject of a sentence is of a particular gender. + - context: The range of electronics components includes male and female connectors. + question: How might you rewrite this sentence to use more inclusive, + non-gendered IT terminology? + answer: >- + The range of electronics components includes plugs and sockets. + + In an electrical context, use non-gendered terms to refer to components, + such as "plug", "pin", or "prong" instead of "male connector", and "receptacle", + "socket", or "slot" instead of "female connector". + - context: Manning levels have reduced by 40% since March. + question: How might you revise this sentence to use more inclusive, non-gendered + IT terminology? + answer: >- + Staffing levels have reduced by 40% since March. + + Instead of "man" or "manning", use a non-gendered term, such as "staffing", + "covering", "monitoring", or "operating". + - context: This activity requires 10 man days of effort. + question: How might you adjust this sentence to use more Inclusive, non-gendered + IT terminology? + answer: |- + This activity requires 10 person days of effort. + Do not use "man day". Use "person day". + - context: Completing the project on time requires a significant increase in man + hours. + question: How might you improve this sentence to use more Inclusive, + non-gendered IT terminology? + answer: >- + Completing the project on time requires a significant increase in labor + hours. + + Do not use "man hour". Use "labor hour" or "person hour". + - context: A man-in-the-middle attack occurs when an attacker secretly intercepts + and relays communications between two systems or people who believe that + they are communicating directly with each other. + question: How might you revise this sentence to use more Inclusive, non-gendered + IT terminology? + answer: >- + An interceptor attack occurs when an attacker secretly intercepts and + relays communications between two systems or people who believe that they + are communicating directly with each other. + + Avoid gendered language, which can perpetuate bias and stereotypes, and might + imply that women do not have the skills to perpetrate this type of hacking. + Consider using a replacement term, such as "interceptor attack", + "adversary-in-the-middle attack", or "intermediary attack".