Role of regulatory bodies in the gender data gap

<p>Regulatory bodies have a great responsibility in the generation of the <a class="wikilink" href="/gender_data_gap/">gender data gap</a>. Car manufacturers, for example, are not required to test the safety using female dummies (<a class="litnote tooltip" href="/literature/@criadoperez2020">@criadoperez2020<span class="tooltiptext">Invisible women: exposing data bias in a world designed for men</span></a>, chapter 9). This means that seat belts, airbags, position of pedals, etc. are designed based on the average male (see: <a class="wikilink" href="/male_by_default/">male by default</a>). The data regarding the risk of women in cars points to a problem that almost no one is addressing. </p> <p>Also, when they added female dummies to the tests, the safety ratings of many cars dropped considerably (see: <a class="wikilink" href="/building_to_pass_tests/">building to pass tests</a>). Female dummies are either anatomically not correct (i.e. is only a smaller male dummy), or are used only on passenger seats. </p> <p>Tags: <a href="/tags/gender-data-gap">#gender-data-gap</a> <a href="/tags/car-safety">#car-safety</a> <a href="/tags/gender-bias-regulation">#gender-bias-regulation</a> <a href="/tags/gender-bias-in-safety">#gender-bias-in-safety</a></p>