Addressing Gender Equality in AI and Robotics, with Special Reference to Pakistan and Developing Countries

Andree Woodcock; Alison Halford; James Brusey; Hilda  Christenen; Nicola Marsden; Riaz  Uddin

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-80946-0_11

Addressing Gender Equality in AI and Robotics, with Special Reference to Pakistan and Developing Countries

Andree Woodcock
, Alison Halford
, James Brusey
, Hilda Christenen
, Nicola Marsden
, Riaz Uddin

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Abstract

Existing issues in terms of female equality in AI and robotics are discussed in terms of strategies used in the EU funded Gender Innovation Living Lab (GILL) project to fix the number, the knowledge, institutions, and culture.
These issues were investigated during a staff /student mobility exchange visit between Coventry University (UK) and 5 representative universities in Pakistan in 2023, with results confirming the literature. From this a set of recommendations is proposed to address acknowledged gender issues.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions II, 21st International Conference
Editors	Goreti Marreiros , Laura Grande, Juan Pedro Llerena, Luís Conceição, Hoon Ko, Marta Plaza, Michela Ricca
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	113-123
Number of pages	11
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-80946-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-80945-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80946-0_11
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 12 Mar 2025
Event	21st International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence - , Spain Duration: 26 Jun 2024 → 28 Jun 2024

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	21st International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence
Country/Territory	Spain
Period	26/06/24 → 28/06/24

Funding

This work was partially funded by The British Council under the Mobility Partnership Grant for Faculty PAK-UK Education Gateway [award F137 and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee [grant number 10049511] supporting the project “Gendered Innovation Living Labs (GILL)”, Grant Agreement Number 101094812, funded by the European Union. The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article. Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors.

Funders	Funder number
European Commission
UK Research and Innovation
British Council	F137
Horizon Europe	101094812, 10049511

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

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Woodcock, A., Halford, A., Brusey, J., Christenen, H., Marsden, N., & Uddin, R. (2025). Addressing Gender Equality in AI and Robotics, with Special Reference to Pakistan and Developing Countries. In G. Marreiros , L. Grande, J. P. Llerena, L. Conceição, H. Ko, M. Plaza, & M. Ricca (Eds.), Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions II, 21st International Conference (1 ed., pp. 113-123). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). Springer Nature. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80946-0_11

Addressing Gender Equality in AI and Robotics, with Special Reference to Pakistan and Developing Countries. / Woodcock, Andree; Halford, Alison ; Brusey, James et al.
Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions II, 21st International Conference. ed. / Goreti Marreiros ; Laura Grande; Juan Pedro Llerena; Luís Conceição; Hoon Ko; Marta Plaza; Michela Ricca. 1. ed. Springer Nature, 2025. p. 113-123 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Woodcock, A, Halford, A , Brusey, J, Christenen, H, Marsden, N & Uddin, R 2025, Addressing Gender Equality in AI and Robotics, with Special Reference to Pakistan and Developing Countries. in G Marreiros , L Grande, JP Llerena, L Conceição, H Ko, M Plaza & M Ricca (eds), Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions II, 21st International Conference. 1 edn, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Springer Nature, pp. 113-123, 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Spain, 26/06/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-80946-0_11

Woodcock A, Halford A , Brusey J, Christenen H, Marsden N, Uddin R. Addressing Gender Equality in AI and Robotics, with Special Reference to Pakistan and Developing Countries. In Marreiros G, Grande L, Llerena JP, Conceição L, Ko H, Plaza M, Ricca M, editors, Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions II, 21st International Conference. 1 ed. Springer Nature. 2025. p. 113-123. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). Epub 2025 Mar 12. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-80946-0_11

Woodcock, Andree ; Halford, Alison ; Brusey, James et al. / Addressing Gender Equality in AI and Robotics, with Special Reference to Pakistan and Developing Countries. Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions II, 21st International Conference. editor / Goreti Marreiros ; Laura Grande ; Juan Pedro Llerena ; Luís Conceição ; Hoon Ko ; Marta Plaza ; Michela Ricca. 1. ed. Springer Nature, 2025. pp. 113-123 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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