Beyond the binary: Limitations and possibilities of gender-related speech technology research

Ariadna Sanchez; Alice Ross; Nina Markl

doi:10.48550/arXiv.2409.13335

Beyond the binary: Limitations and possibilities of gender-related speech technology research

Ariadna Sanchez^*, Alice Ross^*, Nina Markl

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This paper presents a review of 107 research papers relating to speech and sex or gender in ISCA Interspeech publications between 2013 and 2023. We note the scarcity of work on this topic and find that terminology, particularly the word gender, is used in ways that are underspecified and often out of step with the prevailing view in social sciences that gender is socially constructed and is a spectrum as opposed to a binary category. We draw attention to the potential problems that this can cause for already marginalised groups, and suggest some questions for researchers to ask themselves when undertaking work on speech and gender.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 IEEE Spoken Language Technology Workshop (SLT)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2409.13335
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 30 Aug 2024
Event	IEEE Spoken Language Technology Workshop 2024 - Banyan Tree Macau, Macau, China Duration: 2 Dec 2024 → 5 Dec 2024 https://2024.ieeeslt.org

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Workshop	IEEE Spoken Language Technology Workshop 2024
Abbreviated title	SLT 2024
Country/Territory	China
City	Macau
Period	2/12/24 → 5/12/24
Internet address	https://2024.ieeeslt.org

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