#Mamdani #politics #NYC #representation

Mount Allison researchers say women still underrepresented at the Oscars
Students watched 188 films nominated for best picture and best animated feature between 2001 and 2023, where they analyzed female characters, how they were portrayed and if they reinforced harmful gender and racial stereotypes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mount-allison-gender-bias-oscars-9.7129514?cmp=rss

Behind the scenes of Sinners, Oscar-nominated women are 'carrying the torch' for diverse, young filmmakers
Three women of colour who worked on the crew of Sinners are helping drive a significant shift in the film industry that's allowing diverse newcomers to gain experience and recognition behind the scenes. Veterans like costume designer Ruth E. Carter who've broken barriers say they're lighting the way f...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/oscars-representation-sinners-9.7123010?cmp=rss

Behind the scenes of Sinners, Oscar-nominated women are 'carrying the torch' for diverse, young filmmakers
Three women of colour who worked on the crew of Sinners are helping drive a significant shift in the film industry that's allowing diverse newcomers to gain experience and recognition behind the scenes. Veterans like costume designer Ruth E. Carter who've broken barriers say they're lighting the way f...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/oscars-representation-sinners-9.7123010?cmp=rss

Behind the scenes of Sinners, Oscar-nominated women are 'carrying the torch' for diverse, young filmmakers
Three women of colour who worked on the crew of Sinners are helping drive a significant shift in the film industry that's allowing diverse newcomers to gain experience and recognition behind the scenes. Veterans like costume designer Ruth E. Carter who've broken barriers say they're lighting the way f...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/oscars-representation-sinners-9.7123010?cmp=rss

"In a sports world where it is not uncommon for American athletes to compete for other countries, the intense focus on Ms. Gu reflects a view of Americanness that seems to offer little space for those who might have natural affinities for cultures or countries outside of the United States — especially when that country happens to be a geopolitical competitor like China."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/eileen-gu-olympics-chinese-american.html

#aapi #aanhpi #citizenship #representation #olympics #athletes #competition #USpol

Municipales : quand la jeunesse des quartiers populaires entre dans la bataille politique https://www.bondyblog.fr/politique/municipales-quand-la-jeunesse-des-quartiers-populaires-entre-dans-la-bataille-politique/ #municipales2026 #représentation #municipales #Politique #diversité #élections #politique #jeunesse #Créteil

NEW BIML Bibliography entry

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.06923v1#

From Kepler to Newton: Inductive Biases Guide Learned World Models in Transformers

Ziming Liu, Sophia Sanborn, Surya Ganguli, Andreas Tolias

Representation matters and is deeply constrained by tokenization. Excellent work, clearly described with real substance.

#TOPPAPER #Representation #Tokenization

https://berryvilleiml.com/references/

NEW BIML Bibliography entry

https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.08754

Tokenizer Choice For LLM Training: Negligible or Crucial?

Mehdi Ali, et al

Often ignored, this kind of work is at the foundation of ML. Using languages to experiment. Straightforward but not profound work.

#MLsec #Representation #Tokenization

https://berryvilleiml.com/references/

NEW BIML Bibliography entry

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt9819

Large AI models are cultural and social technologies

Farrell, Henry, Alison Gopnik, Cosma Shalizi, and James Evans

A response to Melanie Mitchell’s work, this is a sociology and philosophy paper on LLMs as a social technology. Lots of emphasis on representation. Echoes of extended mind theory. Implications regarding “beigification.”

#AI-Philosophy #Representation #CognitivePsych

https://berryvilleiml.com/references/

She couldn't find enough opportunities for women to do stage combat, so she created one
Theatre New Brunswick’s travelling show Heroine is the swashbuckling tale of two women pirates
https://www.cbc.ca/arts/heroine-tnb-9.7118083?cmp=rss

link in bio-
For over a decade, this book has helped Danish families talk openly about the body and reproduction.
Now available in english.
#danishparenting #danishculture #inclusiveparenting #Rainbowfamily
#Kidsbook about #diversity #Inclusivefamily book
#Kidsdiversity
#Kindness books for kids
#Representation in childrens books

What to look for when looking for #representation -

Meet the women reshaping the literary landscape https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/work/article/literary-superagents-publishing-deals-mnb9kr3qm

#agents #networking #publishing #branding #writing #amwriting #writingtips #writingcommunity #strategy

Monthly portrait photos [2x] of Sean Patrick Myrick for 2026, March. Taken on 2026, Sunday, March 8th. Posted 1 day late.

#portrait #representation #media #images #photos #selfies #representation #seanpm2001 #seanpm2001mediagallery #seanpm2001portrait #publicdomain #march

Blood Debt

By Karen Hallion 2022

#intersectional #intersectionalitymatters #mentalhealth #socialjustice #humanrights #equity #representation #mentalhealthmatters #ymhc

Blood Pact

#Europe faces a widening #gendergap in #tech and #AI, with #women underrepresented in core roles and facing challenges in advancing to senior positions. Despite increasing STEM graduation rates, women’s #representation in tech roles has #declined, exacerbated by #AIautomation impacting #entrylevel positions. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-technology/our-insights/women-in-tech-and-ai-in-europe-can-the-region-close-its-gender-gap?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Interregnum interviews Dr Jacob Engelberg on his new book, Cinemas of Bisexual Transgression. The book argues that the way we look at queer film centres the gay/straight binary and considers what happens when bisexuality breaks the rules.

https://interregnum.ghost.io/the-dangerous-thrill-of-destabilisation-interview-with-dr-jacob-engelberg-on-cinemas-of-bisexual-transgression/

#bisexual #queer #bi #film #bisexualrepresentation #birepresentation #cinema #transgression #kino #filmstudies #queerfilm #queerfilms #LGBT #womeninfilm #representation #interview #academic #media #indiemedia #indiefilm #avantgarde