How to close gender gaps in tech - and the one skill AI can't learn

About this episode

Ayumi Moore Aoki discusses the challenges and opportunities for women in tech and AI, emphasizing the importance of leadership skills in an AI-driven workforce.

While prospects for women in tech and AI have improved over the years, women still comprise just a fraction of the tech workforce. Ayumi Moore Aoki is the founder of Women in Tech Global, an organization with a presence in over 60 countries around the world, one designed to empower women in the sector. She shares how a leaky talent pipeline makes opportunity harder to seize, what's needed at each stage of women's careers to bridge gaps and what leaders can do to ensure they make the most of their team's talents. She'll also explain what skills will be more important than ever for leaders in an AI-powered workforce, the question she asks herself now more than at any time in her career, and the one topic that will define AI in the months ahead. Lastly, this advocate and founder also details how her background has prepared her to run WTG, from her time in South Africa during apartheid to her lessons learned as an entrepreneur. Related links: Women in Tech Global: https://women-in-tech.org/ Ayumi Moore Aoki: https://ayumimooreaoki.com/ Related reports: Global Gender Gap Report: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2025/ Global Gender Gap Report Global Parity…

People in this episode

Host: World Economic Forum

Guest: Ayumi Moore Aoki

Topics covered

• gender gaps in tech
• women in tech
• AI workforce
• leadership skills
• career development

Keywords

• gender gap
• women in tech
• AI skills
• leadership
• career opportunities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women in Tech Global, World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap Report, Global Gender Gap Report Global Parity in the Intelligence Age

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