AI CoLab Workshop - Women & AI

​Women are underrepresented in the AI workforce; the narrow set of workers with the skills to develop and maintain AI systems, among AI users; a broader category capturing workers who say that they interact with AI at work in one way or another, and among ICT graduates. Women also report fewer positive perceptions about AI than men.

​Led by Prudence Mooney, this workshop will explore how women and men alike can benefit from AI at work. Topics will include:

• ​Applying a gender lens when monitoring AI’s impact

• ​Inclusive approaches to upskilling and reskilling

• ​Bridging gender divides in tech

• ​Combatting AI-induced bias

​Prue leads the Care and Support Economy Reform Unit in the Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The unit oversees reforms in aged care, disability support, veterans’ services, and early childhood education and care. Prue is an expert on gender equality, focusing on gender budgeting and mainstreaming. She has served as a gender adviser to the Australian Minister for Women and Minister for Foreign Affairs and has provided gender equality expertise in Treasury and PM&C since 2016. A qualified lawyer and admitted solicitor, she has extensive industrial relations knowledge and has worked as an international labour standards expert with the International Labour Organisation.

​This is a collaborative and open session through the AI CoLab (join.aicolab.org), so please only bring things to share that are unclassified. Consistent with the AI CoLab MoU and Charter it’s a cross-sector event. It is highly recommended to arrive earlier to find parking and enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and networking opportunities before the workshop begins.