The UN thinks you're a sexist for using Siri

If you want to fix gender imbalances in tech, targeting the supposed sexism of Siri and Alexa should be pretty far down on your list. According to the United Nations, however, it’s a matter of high priority.

On Wednesday, the U.N. released a 145-page report about “closing gender divides in digital skills through education.” The report begins by pointing out a real problem: “Worldwide, women are less likely to know how to operate a smartphone, navigate the internet, use social media and understand how to safeguard information in digital mediums — abilities that underlie innumerable life and work tasks and are relevant to people of all ages.”