Overview

Copy the article you want to check for bias, then observe the results.

With this being my first hackathon win, the idea behind GalsPress is simple: you copy the article or excerpt you want to check for bias and sentiment, then easily observe the app's results by scrolling down. The platform uses Hugging Face models and Vader Sentiment analysis to break down the text and surface patterns that aren't immediately obvious when reading.

Why

Female athletes are asked about their clothes. Men are asked about their skills.

To fit with the theme of RoseHack and its tracks, we wanted to explore how athletes and celebrities are asked very different questions. Female athletes are often asked more about their clothes and fashion choices, while men are typically asked about their skills. This made us think about the ways women are still discriminated against today. Although the issue started with visual and audio media, as we dug deeper, we found the written medium to be even more interesting.