How do we close the AI gender gap?
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26 Oct 2023
How do we close the AI gender gap?

More men than women use AI in their personal and professional lives. If left unaddressed, this could negatively impact the number of women in senior positions, perpetuating gender pay disparities. Why is there a gap in the first place, and what are the ramifications if the problem isn’t tackled?

Mauro Repacci

Mauro Repacci is the CEO and co-founder of family slow travel company Boundless Life.

Anthony Quigley

Anthony Quigley is the founder and executive chairman of The Corporate Governance Institute, which helps companies implement AI usage guidelines.

Josh Brenner

Josh Brenner is the CEO of Hired, a tech talent marketplace.

Sharon Peake

Sharon Peake is a corporate gender equality consultant and CEO and founder of Shape Talent.

Keith Spencer

Keith Spencer is a careers expert at flexible jobs platform FlexJobs.

Lee Chambers

Lee Chambers is a psychologist, entrepreneur, and expert on wellbeing and human performance. He works with leaders and athletes, while his company advises a range of FTSE 100 companies on wellbeing strategy and bespoke training utilising performance psychology. Lee has been interviewed by Vogue, The Guardian, and Newsweek, and is regularly featured on broadcast and radio in the UK, delivering cutting-edge advice in a simple and accessible way. He also speaks on a range of topics, including health innovation and the future of wellbeing. He is the winner of the Service Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and has been identified as a Top BAME Voice in Science.

Manish Jain

Manish Jain has been in the tech industry for the past 16 years, having worked at Accenture and Oracle, and he now runs his own consultancy, VR Digital.

Karl Smith

Karl Smith is the editorial director of the sustainable fashion outlet FUTUREVVORLD.

Anna Anisin

Anna Anisin is the founder of Data Science Salon, a content platform and community geared towards eliminating bias in the tech industry.

MaryLou Costa

MaryLou Costa is a business writer covering the future of work, in particular changes that advance women's careers and gender equality in the workplace. Her work has been featured in The Times, The Daily Mail, Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Observer, Insider, Sifted, Stylist, WorkLife, Secure Futures, Reasons to be Cheerful, Catalyst, Marketing Week, UNLEASH, and others. She was shortlisted for Best New Freelancer at the IPSE 2021 Freelancer Awards. She is an experienced panel moderator and has appeared on Times Radio, the BBC, and Sky News as an expert commentator. She publishes a newsletter, ‘Your Best Work Life’, on advancing women in the workplace.