Google searches is a one man game; and google discrimates against women in search engines based on algorithms. In mathematics, computer science, and related subjects, an algorithm is an effective method for solving a problem using a finite sequence of instructions. Google truncates the number of characters for first names in google searches, it is less space consuming. For example, if you were to google any last surname you are more likely to get the name Mike rather than Michelle. Google algorithms work very similar to slot machines regarding statistics. You are more likely to win on a slot machine if you are a woman, 30 % of the time you will win. However, when you google a surname a masculine first name is most likely to win over 80 percent of the time. The point now is how these machines work. PARS (Program and Reel Strips) sheets, which are blueprints of the machines determine winners on slots. Contrary to popular myth, the outcome of each round at the slot machine is determined by random numbers, and each play is completely independent. Just because you win this time does not symbolify you will lose the next time purposely by machine. Information of the reel stripping and probabilities of each win are sometimes printed on small cards and posted on the machines. The following information is from a ‘Red, White and Blue’ machine. The following is the pay table. For new gamblers, 3 bar is in blue, 2 bar is in white and 1 bar is in red. After the gambler slots in their bets, the spin button is pressed by him/her and the slot machine selects three random numbers, one for each reel. These are chosen from a random number generator that generates random numbers at a rate of thousands per second. The numbers are selected the moment the spin button is pressed. When the bet has been placed but the button has not been pressed, the generators are already generating thousands of the numbers. Once the button is pressed, the numbers are reached.
You can conduct your on scientific study on the discrimination of woman in search engines by googling surnames from a phone book. Go through the first 10 pages of google per surname and calculate the ratio of men to women. The results will show a mathmatical factor of discrimination.
‘The Landrith Google Study’ was conducted by Tina Landrith-Mills on over 1000 surnames and the findings are that Google clearly discriminates against women in google searches. Whether you want to call it search engine optimization or discrimination … someone is behind the numbers hard coding.