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Role of AI In Women Empowerment Highlighted by The Prime Minister

Posted 10 Mar 2025

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The prime minister highlighted how AI helps create new opportunities for women while having the potential to ease their lives. 

AI for Women Empowerment

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  • Delivering personalised skill development at scale: Platforms like Coursera offer AI-tailored courses (e.g., coding, data analysis), helping women bridge skill gaps.
  • Economic Empowerment: When used responsibly, AI expands talent pools, reduces hiring bias, improves inclusive communication, and enhances workplace collaboration. 
  • Healthcare & Well-Being: AI tools like Babylon Health’s symptom checker aid early detection of diseases (e.g., breast cancer), improving access to healthcare in remote areas.
  • Safety & Security: Apps like Safetipin use AI to map safe urban routes, reducing harassment risks.

Challenges for Women in AI

  • Gender Gap: Women hold only 30% of AI roles globally (Global Gender Gap Report, 2023).
  • Bias in Design: With women in less than one-third of tech jobs, AI may not fully address their needs (PwC).
  • Perception Gap: 24% of women don’t see AI impacting their jobs, compared to 20% of men (PwC).
  • Privacy Risks: AI’s data use raises concerns (e.g., a 2021 UK study found women’s health apps leaking sensitive data). 

As a transformative technology, AI has the power to improve women's lives in countless ways. However, its full potential can only be realized if it represents everyone.

  • Tags :
  • Global Gender Gap Report
  • Responsible AI
  • AI and Women
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