The Great Gender Divergence

The Great Gender Divergence

What can we learn from Big Data?

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Alice Evans
Jan 13, 2024
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Big Data is extremely exciting. Previously, historians might defend their claims with ideological cherry-picking. Now - thanks to big data and machine learning - we can systematically analyse global-historical variation.

Let me share three brilliant advances:

  • Can we quantify patriarchy throughout human history?

  • When did literature really celebrate love?

  • Does Italy still have a North-South gender divide?

Plus some research ideas for Big Data.

Data Science vs. Big Data vs. Data Analytics

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