Female traffic light signals are installed at the intersection of Swanston and Flinders streets in Melbourne, Australia. Ten female pedestrian crossing signals are being installed in an aim to address unconscious gender bias. And Melbourne has one creative solution: the Australian city is turning the figures depicted on some of its pedestrian crossing lights from men to women. “The idea is to install traffic lights with female representation, as well as male representation, to help reduce unconscious bias,” Committee for Melbourne chief Martine Letts told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC). Read more: Vienna’s pedestrian traffic lights feature same-sex couplesArticle Continued BelowIn its pilot program, the city will install 10 such new lights.

Source: thestar March 07, 2017 21:56 UTC