Non-binary gender filter

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving a request for a content item;
• receiving a gender input value associated with the request, the gender input value selected from a non-binary range of input values;
• executing the request against a collection of content items associated with respective gender scores on a gender scale, the respective gender scores assigned by a trained model, and the gender input value corresponding to one or more acceptable gender scores;
• and
• determining a set of content items, from the collection of content items, responsive to the request and having gender scores included in the one or more acceptable gender scores.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• train a neural network using training data comprising images of a plurality of apparel items with respective gender designations to generate a trained neural network, the trained neural network operable to assign a gender score to an apparel item, the gender score corresponding to a position on a gender scale;
• receiving content items from a content provider;
• analyzing the content items using the trained neural network;
• determining gender scores for the content items using the neural network;
• associating the content items with the respective gender scores;
• and
• transmitting data representing the content items with respective gender scores to the content provider.