She Works, He Works: A Curious Exploration of Gender Bias in AI-Generated Imagery

The representation of gender within visual culture has been a fertile ground for critical inquiry, particularly within feminist scholarship. Griselda Pollock's seminal work, Vision and Difference (1988) [2], established a foundational framework for understanding how visual representations of women in art are not merely aesthetic choices, but are deeply intertwined with societal power dynamics and gender ideologies. Pollock's analysis demonstrates how these r epresentations often function as "signs" that reinforce traditional gender roles and limit female agency, inspiring generations of scholars to scrutinize the ways visual culture shapes our understanding of gender and other social identities. This theoretic al framework provides a critical lens through which to examine potential biases in AI -generated art and its impact on contemporary representations of gender. Following Pollock's groundbreaking work, feminist scholarship in visual culture has con nued to evolve and expand.