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Women 25% Less Likely to Adopt AI, Panel Shows Boost

6/11/2026

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Summary

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Abigail Merrill, AI for Women conference organizer, opened the event and said women are 25% less likely than men to adopt generative AI.
Kenyetta Hall, The Katalyst HQ and UNC-Chapel Hill professor, co-led the opening and urged AI use.
Erica Anderson Rooney, HER Collective founder, moderated a panel with Sarah Egan Warren, Sunita McCoy—who reported a 30-40% boost—and Crystal Pitts, who said her team avoids private data in AI.

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Historical Context

Since the 1990s, the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) has coordinated national efforts to raise women’s share of computer-science degrees, a goal echoed at the 2024 AI for Women conference where speakers Abigail Merrill and Kenyetta Hall warned that women’s generative-AI use lags behind men. The persistent gap aligns with broader gender disparities highlighted by ACM-W, which now serves over 36,000 members.

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Story summary

Abigail Merrill, AI for Women conference organizer, opened the event and said women are 25% less likely than men to adopt generative AI.
Kenyetta Hall, The Katalyst HQ and UNC-Chapel Hill professor, co-led the opening and urged AI use.
Erica Anderson Rooney, HER Collective founder, moderated a panel with Sarah Egan Warren, Sunita McCoy—who reported a 30-40% boost—and Crystal Pitts, who said her team avoids private data in AI.

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