Published 2 years ago

Twitter Bot Exposes Gender Pay Gap of Companies Tweeting About International Women's Day

Summary by Ground News

The Gender Pay Gap Bot was created by Francesca Lawson and Ali Fensome. It identifies companies and organizations tweeting with the International Women's Day hashtag. Many companies deleted their original tweets so they wouldn't show up in the bot's feed. The gender pay gap data can reflect inequalities in men and women's experience of working for a company.

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The Hindu

Institutions celebrate Women’s Day

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

‘Genius’ Twitter ‘bot’ reveals gender pay gaps of brands on International Women’s Day

Some organisations have deleted their posts after being called out by the account

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Washington Post

Companies tweeted for International Women’s Day. Then this account called out their pay gaps.

A couple based in England created @PayGapApp last year for International Women’s Day. This year, it went viral, gaining more than 120,000 followers.

2 years ago

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ABC Australia

A bot exposed the gender pay gaps within companies promoting IWD. It's created havoc

Striking fear into the hearts of CEOs, a lowly Twitter bot left a trail of carnage through this year's International Women's Day by exposing brands that pay women less than men.

2 years ago·Australia

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Metro News

Twitter bot trolls companies tweeting about International Women's Day

No company is safe on Twitter today (Picture: Twitter / Metro.co.uk)A clever Twitter account is on the case of firms which appear to celebrate and raise the profile of women today.International Women’s Day is a holiday celebrated every year to mark the cultural, economic, social and political achievements of women across the world.Many companies use social media to highlight the achievements of the women working for them, or to raise awareness o…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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IBTimes

How Did This Bot Celebrate International Women’s Day?

The bot exposes the gender pay gap at U.K.-based companies as they highlight women at these companies on International Women's Day and Women's History Month.

2 years ago·United States

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