Women Leaders
in AI
IBM honors women who put AI to work across industries and around the globe
IBM honors women who put AI to work across industries and around the globe
Women represent just 26% of the AI workforce.¹ IBM launched the Women Leaders in AI program as a force for change, because we believe inclusivity and gender equality drive better outcomes. Since 2019, we’ve showcased more than 100 projects led by women using IBM’s portfolio of AI solutions.
116
Women recognized for driving innovation and the adoption of AI in business
26
Nations represented by honorees since the program’s inception
31
Business sectors transforming with IBM Watson
Balanced leadership and representation provide better outcomes. It’s important that young girls see female leaders thriving in this field, to encourage them to learn coding as a basis for a career in AI.
Mara Reiff
Vice President, Strategy and Business Intelligence, Bell Canada
Ensuring women are engaged at all levels of data science, from hands-on practitioners to senior leaders, we have the opportunity to reduce risk in the decisions made from our use of AI.
Sheila Armbruster
Senior Manager, Strategic Architecture, The Boeing Company
Having women leaders involved in AI allows for additional perspectives in managing AI technology. Women leaders can also provide insight into how AI should interact with other women customers.
Amala Duggirala
Enterprise Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Regions Bank
Working with IBM, we came to see that AI won’t take people’s jobs. It will instead let us do what we do best—setting our hands free, giving us time to use our brains and allowing us to be creative!
Karla Capela Morais
CEO and Founder, KOY–Law Intelligence
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¹ Global Gender Gap Report 2020 (PDF, 6 MB), World Economic Forum