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31 Countries Unite Against Gender Violence, Promote Women's Role in AI

11/3/2025

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Thirty-one countries pledged to tackle gender-based violence at the Feminist Foreign Policy Conference in Paris.
Lyric Thompson, speaker at the conference, urged greater female involvement in AI.
Heather Hurlburt from Chatham House said AI can either combat or perpetuate gender discrimination, depending on designers.
Leonora Tima noted that only 22% of AI professionals are women and called for diverse creators, including women of color and people from the global south.

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Thirty-one countries pledged to tackle gender-based violence at the Feminist Foreign Policy Conference in Paris.
Lyric Thompson, speaker at the conference, urged greater female involvement in AI.
Heather Hurlburt from Chatham House said AI can either combat or perpetuate gender discrimination, depending on designers.
Leonora Tima noted that only 22% of AI professionals are women and called for diverse creators, including women of color and people from the global south.