Close AI Gender Gap: Before Women Disappear From Tech For Real
The gender gap in AI adoption, exclusion, effects and economic impact is real, global and immediate. It is caused by many factors including a supposed reticence to embrace, sexism in human leaders and discrimination emerging in the technology itself. The systems and the culture in AI and tech need to change with more women at the helm. A recent report from Harvard Business School with researchers from Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley universities shows, “Gender gaps in generative AI use are nearly universal. Synthesizing data from 18 studies covering more than 140,000 individuals across the world, combined with estimates of the gender share of the hundreds of millions of users of popular generative AI platforms, we demonstrate that the gender gap in generative AI usage holds across nearly all regions, sectors, and occupations.”
As the mission of Take The Lead since
it’s founding is gender parity in leadership across all sectors, the urgency of meeting that goal in AI leadership is even more apparent.
Take The Lead Power Up - Audacity: Leadership in Action 2026 Concert & Conference
Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments" Almost Didn't Happen, But You Can Hear All
about It from Margaret Herself on August 26!
Come ready to be moved, challenged, and changed and plan to be there!
Take The Lead's Power Up Conference Keynoter Margaret Atwood's latest book,"The Testaments," sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” launches as a Hulu series April 8.
People magazine reports the breathtaking real tale of how this almost didn’t happen.
You’ll get to see her in person to hear how she came to write both iconic
(and terrifying if you’re a woman) books, and what we must do about it now.
Event Details:
Power Up Concert and Conference
Theme: Audacity: Leadership in Action
August 25–26, 2026 | Washington, DC | Women's Equality Day
Keynote: Margaret Atwood
Full day of great speakers and valuable connections
Arizona Friends: You are invited to the Women’s Collective's "Elevating Women" Event on Friday, April 10th, from 8 am to 1:30 pm.
Location is Venue 8600, 8600 E. Anderson Dr. in Scottsdale. Here’s a link to the full brochure with all information and a link to register. Take The Lead is grateful for TWC’s support and mission alignment to advance women’s leadership and we are happy to support this don’t miss event.
Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments" Almost Didn't Happen
Take The Lead's Power Up 2026 Conference Keynoter Margaret Atwood's latest book manuscript turns into a Hulu series this week, "The Testaments" was at risk of a major theft, but that was avoided, and then she left her laptop with the final chapters on a plane. People magazine reports that crisis was averted and publication launch
and the series continue.
Take The Lead prepares, develops, inspires, and propels all women of all diversities and intersectionalities to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors. Learn more at www.taketheleadwomen.com.
