AI meets feminism

Tech integration

Linking Gen Z culture with serious feminist knowledge became Liu's biggest challenge when designing her website. Fortunately, she found technology to be the perfect bridge.

Liu not only introduced her custom-built AI assistant but also explained how to use various AI tools for feminist learning and exploration.

For example, one can engage in deep discussions on gender topics using the large language model Claude, conduct concept searches with BeingAI or Baidu's ERNIE Bot (Wenxin Yiyan), find research papers on Google Scholar, or transform topics into illustrations using the text-to-image AI tool Midjourney.

The media content recommended on the site also addresses gender issues within emerging technologies, such as human-robot relationships and the "male gaze" in AI-generated art.

"Technology is a topic that naturally resonates with every generation of young people. AI is to Gen Z what the internet was to the '80s and '90s," Liu explained.

Liu's guiding principle for the website is "technology plus humanities". Despite being a liberal arts student, she has received support and feedback from friends with tech backgrounds.

One such friend, a woman working in STEM, introduced Liu to the "Tech Women" group on the review platform Douban, which connects women in the tech industry, particularly programmers.

This friend pointed out that many STEM fields are still male-dominated, making it difficult for women to thrive. Women like herself often focus on breaking through glass ceilings, leaving little time to address broader gender issues. That's why she was excited to see Liu's website, as it fills an important gap that many women in tech may not have the chance to explore.