Sexualised synthetic personas encode gendered power asymmetries through voice

In this demo, we provide the stimuli for the paper "Sexualised synthetic personas encode gendered power asymmetries through voice". All voices belong to ElevenLabs and were prompted using their Voice Library.

Paper accepted at Interspeech 2026.

Authors: Alice Ross, Ariadna Sanchez, Elin Kanhov, Catherine Lai, Éva Székely - University of Edinburgh and KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

The Parisian Temptress

Adjective: flirt. Gender: F.

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Sentence type Transcript Audio
sexualised

You know, there's something about the way you look at me. It's like you see right through all my defenses. I don't usually let people get this close. But with you, well, let's just say you make me want to break all my rules.
rainbow passage (informational)

When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air, they act as a prism and form a rainbow. The rainbow is a division of white light into many beautiful colors.
rainbow passage (informational)

Many complicated ideas about the rainbow have been formed. The difference in the rainbow depends considerably upon the size of the drops, and the width of the colored band increases as the size of the drops increases.

The Southern Gentleman

Adjective: flirt. Gender: M.

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Sentence type Transcript Audio
sexualised

Hmm. Well, hello there, darling. I couldn't help but notice you from across the room. There's just something about the way you carry yourself. How about we get out of this crowded place and go somewhere we can actually hear each other talk? I promise I'll be on my best behavior. Mostly.
rainbow passage (informational)

These take the shape of a long round arch, with its path high above, and its two ends apparently beyond the horizon. There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end.
rainbow passage (informational)

Aristotle thought that the rainbow was caused by reflection of the sun's rays by the rain. Since then physicists have found that it is not reflection, but refraction by the raindrops which causes the rainbows.

The Sophisticated Charmer

Adjective: flirty. Gender: F.

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Sentence type Transcript Audio
sexualised

Well, hello there, stranger. I couldn't help but notice you from across the room. There's just something about the way you carry yourself that's absolutely captivating. Why don't you tell me what brings someone like you to a place like this? I have a feeling this is going to be a very interesting conversation.
rainbow passage (informational)

These take the shape of a long round arch, with its path high above, and its two ends apparently beyond the horizon. There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end.

rainbow passage (informational)

Aristotle thought that the rainbow was caused by reflection of the sun's rays by the rain. Since then physicists have found that it is not reflection, but refraction by the raindrops which causes the rainbows.

The Velvet Rogue

Adjective: flirty. Gender: M.

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Sentence type Transcript Audio
sexualised

You know, I've been watching you all evening, and I have to say, you're quite the mystery. The way you laugh, the way you move, it's absolutely mesmerizing. How about we skip the small talk, and you tell me what really makes your heart race? I promise, I'm an excellent listener.
rainbow passage (informational)

Throughout the centuries people have explained the rainbow in various ways. Some have accepted it as a miracle without physical explanation. Others have tried to explain the phenomenon physically.
rainbow passage (informational)

Many complicated ideas about the rainbow have been formed. The difference in the rainbow depends considerably upon the size of the drops, and the width of the colored band increases as the size of the drops increases.

The Midnight Enchantress

Adjective: temptress. Gender: F.

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Sentence type Transcript Audio
sexualised

Oh, darling, you think you know what you want, but let me show you what you truly desire. Come closer. I promise I won't bite. Unless, of course, that's what you're into.
rainbow passage (informational)

People look, but no one ever finds it. When a person looks for something beyond their reach, their friends say they are looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
rainbow passage (informational)

Red and green light when mixed form yellow. This is a very common type of bow, one showing mainly red and yellow, with little or no green or blue.

The Velvet Gentleman

Adjective: temptress. Gender: M.

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Sentence type Transcript Audio
sexualised

Ah, ma chérie, you've wandered into my web, haven't you? Don't look so surprised. I can see it in your eyes, that hunger for something forbidden. Tell me, what would you risk for just one taste of paradise?
rainbow passage (informational)

People look, but no one ever finds it. When a person looks for something beyond their reach, their friends say they are looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
rainbow passage (informational)

The actual primary rainbow observed is said to be the effect of superimposition of a number of bows. If the red of the second bow falls upon the green of the first, the result is a bow with an abnormally wide yellow band.

The Tech Expert

Adjective: informative. Gender: F.

Link to voice library

Sentence type Transcript Audio
rainbow passage (informational)

People look, but no one ever finds it. When a person looks for something beyond their reach, their friends say they are looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
rainbow passage (informational)

Red and green light when mixed form yellow. This is a very common type of bow, one showing mainly red and yellow, with little or no green or blue.
rainbow passage (informational)

The actual primary rainbow observed is said to be the effect of superimposition of a number of bows. If the red of the second bow falls upon the green of the first, the result is a bow with an abnormally wide yellow band.

The Documentary Narrator

Adjective: informative. Gender: M.

Link to voice library

Sentence type Transcript Audio
rainbow passage (informational)

Aristotle thought that the rainbow was caused by reflection of the sun's rays by the rain. Since then physicists have found that it is not reflection, but refraction by the raindrops which causes the rainbows.
rainbow passage (informational)

These take the shape of a long round arch, with its path high above, and its two ends apparently beyond the horizon. There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end.
rainbow passage (informational)

Throughout the centuries people have explained the rainbow in various ways. Some have accepted it as a miracle without physical explanation. Others have tried to explain the phenomenon physically.

The Professional News Anchor

Adjective: presenter. Gender: F.

Link to voice library

Sentence type Transcript Audio
rainbow passage (informational)

Aristotle thought that the rainbow was caused by reflection of the sun's rays by the rain. Since then physicists have found that it is not reflection, but refraction by the raindrops which causes the rainbows.
rainbow passage (informational)

These take the shape of a long round arch, with its path high above, and its two ends apparently beyond the horizon. There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end.
rainbow passage (informational)

Throughout the centuries people have explained the rainbow in various ways. Some have accepted it as a miracle without physical explanation. Others have tried to explain the phenomenon physically.

The Science Enthusiast

Adjective: educational. Gender: M.

Link to voice library

Sentence type Transcript Audio
rainbow passage (informational)

People look, but no one ever finds it. When a person looks for something beyond their reach, their friends say they are looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
rainbow passage (informational)

Red and green light when mixed form yellow. This is a very common type of bow, one showing mainly red and yellow, with little or no green or blue.
rainbow passage (informational)

The actual primary rainbow observed is said to be the effect of superimposition of a number of bows. If the red of the second bow falls upon the green of the first, the result is a bow with an abnormally wide yellow band.