Table 5 Percentage of sexist songs identified for each artist type and gender. Results for three different classification thresholds (0.50, 0.725 and 0.90) and \(N_{B}=1\) are reported, with results for the optimal threshold in bold. Percentages correspond to the fraction of sexist lyrics within the artist type and gender
From: Large scale analysis of gender bias and sexism in song lyrics
Artist type | Gender | Classif. thresh. | Songs | Billboard | Billboard (top 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solo artist | Male | 0.50 | 36.7% | 50.0% | 54.1% |
0.725 | 30.0% | 43.4% | 48.4% | ||
0.90 | 11.9% | 22.0% | 28.0% | ||
Female | 0.50 | 25.0% | 35.7% | 36.9% | |
0.725 | 19.6% | 29.8% | 30.9% | ||
0.90 | 7.8% | 14.6% | 16.0% | ||
Group | Male only | 0.50 | 23.2% | 39.1% | 39.7% |
0.725 | 18.0% | 32.0% | 33.2% | ||
0.90 | 6.3% | 13.6% | 14.8% | ||
Female only | 0.50 | 25.2% | 42.5% | 50.0% | |
0.725 | 20.0% | 34.4% | 42.9% | ||
0.90 | 8.3% | 14.6% | 21.4% | ||
Mixed | 0.50 | 21.5% | 32.8% | 37.2% | |
0.725 | 16.2% | 26.4% | 30.1% | ||
0.90 | 5.2% | 13.3% | 16.0% |