Washington, Dec 3, 2025 (AFP) - Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight

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Flipping their gender setting to "male" and even posting photos with fake mustaches, a growing number of women on LinkedIn have posed a provocative challenge to what they allege is an algorithmic bias on the platform. Last month, female users began claiming that adopting a male identity had dramatically boosted their visibility on the professional networking site, setting off a chain reaction. Women adopted male aliases -- Simone became Simon --......

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