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 license: apache-2.0
+task_categories:
+- text-generation
+language:
+- en
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+# Dataset Card for Dataset Name
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+<!-- Provide a quick summary of the dataset. -->
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+This dataset consists of definitions for gender and gender-related terms from congressional bills proposed between January 2021 and November 2023 (US Congress Sessions 117 and 118). 
+It focuses on bills that feature the term "gender" prominently in the bill title, bill summary, or in the bill text. 
+
+### Dataset Description
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+The dataset contains one column of gender and related terms' definitions. 
+
+- **Curated by:** Filipa Calado
+- **Language(s) (NLP):** English
+- **License:** Apache 2.0
+
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+## Uses
+
+This dataset is intended for studying bias and discrimination associated with gender and related terms. 
+
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+### Direct Use
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+### Out-of-Scope Use
+
+As the dataset was created to study bias and discrimination in language, it is not appropriate for production or public-facing use, especially without disclosing the intention behind the dataset's curation. 
+Using the dataset in ways that do not fully disclose its curation rationale and process will can harm groups that are already systematically marginalized.
+
+
+## Dataset Structure
+
+The dataset contains one field, `train`. 
+
+<!-- This section provides a description of the dataset fields, and additional information about the dataset structure such as criteria used to create the splits, relationships between data points, etc. -->
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+### Curation Rationale
+
+With the anti-trans attitudes proliferating across the United States, this dataset was created to give researchers a chance to study how gender is being defined in federal legislative contexts. 
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+### Source Data
+
+This section describes the source data (e.g. news text and headlines, social media posts, translated sentences, ...). 
+
+-->
+
+#### Data Collection and Processing
+
+The bills were originally downloaded via the [congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov) website, then processed to extract definitions of gender and related terms.
+
+Then, definitions were culled from the bills by searching for terms such as:
+- gender
+- biological sex
+- transgender
+- non-binary
+- queer
+- lgbtqia+
+
+<!--
+#### Who are the source data producers?
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+[More Information Needed]
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+## Bias, Risks, and Limitations
+
+This dataset contains views of sex, gender, and sexuality that are non-affirming and harmful. 
+Usage of this dataset without appropriate context (i.e., using it to share or train a model without disclosing its source and rationale) can exacerbate bias and discrimination toward marginalized groups, especially with regard to gender and gender norms.
+
+Do not use share or use this dataset without disclosing the source data and its curation rationale.
+
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+<!-- This section is meant to convey both technical and sociotechnical limitations. -->
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+## Glossary [optional]
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+<!-- If relevant, include terms and calculations in this section that can help readers understand the dataset or dataset card. -->
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+## Dataset Card Authors
+
+Filipa Calado
+
+## Dataset Card Contact
+
+gofilipa at gmail dot com