I wrote an article for MagIA. Artificial Intelligence Magazine, revisiting my recent experience at CSW69, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, focusing on digital technologies and AI in particular.
At its core, a belief: we cannot continue to talk about AI only in terms of risks or as one of the many aspects to consider to achieve gender equality. Instead, it is a fundamental lever. We need a systemic approach, capable of intertwining AI, human rights, social justice, and gender equality across the board, along with gender mainstreaming, i.e., the application of a gender approach across the board.
At CSW69, AI was discussed, but still too little. But it is now clear that this technology addresses all global challenges: work, health, education, security, democratic participation.
And if we truly want an inclusive future, we must be aware of this.
These assessments are also those that emerge in the White Paper “Gender Parity in the Intelligent Age” of the World Economic Forum in collaboration with LinkedIn of March 2025 (2)
According to the White Paper, AI-driven economic growth will be stronger where gender equality is incorporated into its design, fueling a virtuous cycle in which greater female participation in technological transition leads to better innovation outcomes, with applications more suited to evolving populations.
The debate is still ongoing, but one thing is certain: regulating AI is a fundamental step, but it’s not enough. We need to rethink the development model that produces and directs it, also taking gender equality into account. It is therefore essential to trigger a virtuous cycle between AI and gender equality.
Read my contribution here.
