November 2020 Summaries

Despite the rapid growth of the machine learning market, women still only make up 12% of the ML workforce. Maintaining a balanced and diverse workforce is important to create an equitable technological future. Role models are essential in creating a sense of solidarity amongst women in (and interested in) tech, helping to shift gendered perceptions of the industry and catalyze institutional change around hiring norms and a real commitment to all forms of diversity. By sharing stories from female thought leaders in the AI/ML space, we can inspire more young females to enter the workforce and pave their own way into STEM.