According to a World Economic Forum study, it would take 152 years to close the gender gap if we did nothing more than what we do today. 

This was just one insight during my discussion with Debbie Botha, Global Chief Partnership Officer, who further describes the Women in AI organization as a 'Do-Tank', not just another 'Think-Tank. 

"Even with the hardest efforts, we will still be biased human beings ....it is important teams build the future of our world with AI applications to embrace internal diversity as much as possible to create an inclusive AI and represent a right image of a multicultural society. That’s why we need... more women in AI, but (also) more diversity in general. This can extend to skin color, religion, education, country, family, age, etc.," Founders of Women in AI 

Started from a grassroots organization, Women in AI has grown into a global organization in 150 countries with boots on the ground in over 40 countries.  

Our conversations dive deeper into the following:  

 - making a visible impact on minimizing bias and closing the gender gap  

- five (5) ways to increase (or speed up) the process 

 - how does culture impact, hurts, or help the progress  

- example such as job description, where a small change can make a big difference