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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Jun 4

📍 We are leading a parallel session "From Policy to Practice: Rights-Centered AI #Procurement in the Public Sector" as part of the @unesco.org Conference on #CapacityBuilding on AI & Digital Transformation in the #PublicSector | 5 June | 10:00 CET

⏰ Join online: unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · May 8

Before 2017, the word "woman" had never appeared in any official GATT or @wto.org document. Through our @intgenderchampions.bsky.social Trade Impact Group, we helped secure 123 nations' endorsement of the #BuenosAiresDeclaration —transforming trade policy from "gender-neutral" to gender-responsive.

The Buenos Aires Declaration: Shifting the Global Trade Agenda - Women at the Table

Reshaping how international institutions approach gender.

www.womenatthetable.net

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · May 7

Ten years later, homogeneous panels are professionally unacceptable. Diverse voices create better outcomes.

🔗 Read how we co-built it: www.womenatthetable.net/2025/05/07/i...

🚀 Help us drive the next wave of change: www.every.org/womenthetabl...

International Gender Champions: Transforming Representation - Women at the Table

We fundamentally changed international discourse norms.

www.womenatthetable.net

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · May 7

A decade ago, we witnessed an all-male panel on "The Future of Women in Technology." Our response? Co-founding @intgenderchampions.bsky.social, transforming from a small Geneva initiative to a global force with 328 Champions across six hubs! #PanelParity #GenderChampions

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · May 7

For 10 years, we've been redesigning tables—not just adding chairs. At @womenatthetable.bsky.social, we've driven systems change by placing #genderequality at decision-making tables that shape our world. #10YearsOfImpact #SystemsChange

🔗 Full story: www.womenatthetable.net/2025/05/06/w...

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Apr 16

🚀 We’re excited to host Anna Neumann, PhD researcher (@rctrust.bsky.social) for a #PubTalk ✨ on "Seeing What's Missing: Bringing #ResponsibleAI Research Gaps into Focus Through A Landscape Analysis"

⏰ 8 May | 3PM UTC

Read more and register: community.aiequalitytoolbox.com/c/march-fed1...

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Apr 23

🚨PubTalk: Leveraging AI Regulation for Inclusive Design: The High-Risk #EUAIAct Toolkit (HEAT) with Tomasz Hollanek | @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social

🗓 May 15 | 3:00 PM UTC

RSVP: community.aiequalitytoolbox.com/c/march-fed1...

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Apr 16

We're back 🚨 Our Human Rights Toolbox #SummerSchool begins on June 3rd! 💥 Registrations are now open: aiequalitytoolbox.com/online-schoo...

🌍 Whether you're tech-savvy or totally non-technical, if you're passionate about #humanrights and AI, this is for you. Join a vibrant global cohort!

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Apr 1

March newsletter is out! www.linkedin.com/pulse/standi...

The current landscape only underscores why our work matters more than ever. We understand that #transformation doesn't wait for convenient times – it happens precisely when #resistance is fiercest.

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APC @apc.org · Apr 1

New interview in our APC series "Building a #FreeInternetOfTheFuture"👇

We spoke with Karrot.world about "what free software can mean to self-organising and local communities."

www.apc.org/en/news/karr...

#NGI0 #FreeSoftware

Karrot.world on what free software can mean to self-organising and local communities

We are continuing with the APC series Building a Free Internet of the Future, our monthly series of interviews with NGI Zero (NGI0) grant recipients and consortium members. Funded by the European Comm...

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Mar 20

We firmly believes that the status quo is no longer enough. It's time to demand a future where #GenderEquality is not just an add-on, but embedded at the core of #DigitalTransformation.

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Mar 20

🌿 A game-changing moment at the #WSIS side event during #CSW69, brilliantly led by Gitanjali Sah! We want to extend a huge thank you to the trailblazers who co-hosted and contributed: Rina Kristmoen, Papa Seck, Kim van der Sluis, Yvette Ramos, Laura Fernandez Lord, and Angélica Jácome!

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APC @apc.org · Mar 17

Join us to reimagine AI through feminist and intersectional perspectives 👇

- with @pollicy.bsky.social @derechosdigitales.bsky.social
@itforchange.bsky.social @womenatthetable.bsky.social and more:

s.apc.org/NqUfyp

#AIforSocialEquality #CSW69

Promotional flyer for the CSW69 NGO side event titled 'AI for Social Equality.' The event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST at the Auditorium Salvation Army, 221 E 52nd St, New York. The flyer invites attendees to reimagine AI through feminist and intersectional perspectives and explore how algorithm design impacts gender, race, class, and caste. A registration link is provided: https://s.apc.org/NqUfyp. Logos of supporting organizations, including Women at the Table, Derechos Digitales, APC, IT for Change, and Pollicy, appear at the bottom.

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Feb 7

We have recently published our AI & Equality #WhitePaper "Integrating #HumanRights Considerations Along the AI Lifecycle A Framework to AI Development"

➡️ aiequalitytoolbox.com/aie-white-pa...

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Feb 6

It's out! 🤩 Our #WhitePaper is a must-read.

🔷 Our framework demands that communities—not just companies—shape #AI from the start.

🔷 No more black-box decisions. No more systems that serve the powerful at the expense of the rest.

aiequalitytoolbox.com/aie-white-pa...

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Jan 27

📣 Our January newsletter is out!

Packed with exciting updates on #gender, AI and advocacy-oriented work 💻✨Inside, you’ll find highlights from the International #GenderChampions Impact Group and our work on #AIgovernance + Key updates ahead of #AIActionSummit in Paris 🇫🇷

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Jan 20

📣 📣 It's here if you've missed it!

🎙️ A rich and insightful #bookconversation with Rachel Adams, Author of The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global #Inequalities, which unpacks the intricate debates on #AI and asymetries of #power | Hosted by Caitlin Kraft Buchman

Rachel Adams. The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequalities

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Jan 7

We are excited to kick off our #AIEquality January programming with a #BookTalk with Rachel Adams, author of The New Empire of AI: The Future of Global Inequality

January 16th ⏰ 3PM UTC | 5PM SAST

📌 Hosted on our Circle community | RSVP: community.aiequalitytoolbox.com/feed

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Jan 1

Registration is still open for our AI & Equality #HumanRights Toolbox course starting January 7th!

⏰ Duration: 4 weeks | 2.5 hours of study weekly
📣 100% online | Live tutoring and directed learning

Register now: aiequalitytoolbox.com/online-schoo...

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Dec 16

An excellent opportunity to learn in #Community and reflect on the current and future developments of #AI Technologies. This will be our second cohort and we are exciting to for this generative #deepdive 🤩 Tell your friends!

AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Dec 16

OPPORTUNITY ALERT 📣 We are offering our AI & Equality #freecourse in January for anyone interested in making or deploying #AI. We shall equip you with critical analysis & the #vocabulary needed to create AI systems that center #equality through human rights.

Register:
lnkd.in/dqu3bABG

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Nov 29

#OpenStudio | Can Bias in #LLMs Be Used for Good with
Francesca Lucchini | ⏰ Dec 2 - 15.00 CET

Register:
community.aiequalitytoolbox.com/c/coffee-gro...

Francesca will explore how to leverage the bias in #LLMs and use it to examine massive #datasets,and uncover starting points for a data audit.

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Nov 28

We're looking forward to welcoming a new cohort of students in the @aiequality.bsky.social Human Rights Toolbox January J-term!

This free online course is: 🗓️ 4 weeks long | 🛜 100% Online | 💻 Weekly check-ins.

Learn more & register to join the cohort:
www.womenatthetable.net/2024/11/20/c...

AI & Equality Course January J-Term! - Women at the Table

A Fair Future Starts Here! We’re excited to bring you our successful, fun and free Human Rights Toolbox course, available two times in 2025 as a fully accompanied learning experience. We aim to: Why? ...

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design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · Nov 26

Latest episode of my 7 yrs running AI and ethics podcast www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/dive...

Diversity in the AI life-cycle with Caitlin Kraft-Buchman - Machine Ethics Podcast

In this episode we're chatting to Caitlin about gender and AI, technology isn’t neutral, using technology for good, diversity creation and exploitation, lived experience expertise, co-creating technol...

www.machine-ethics.net

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Women At The Table @womenatthetable.bsky.social · Nov 27

We can't wait to tune in! Caitlin Kraft Buchman @womenatthetable.bsky.social CEO took the mic🎙️ in the latest episode of the #MachineEthics Podcast hosted by @benbyford.com | What does #diversity in the AI life-cycle look like? A rich episode on #gender & #AI!

www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/dive...

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AI & Equality @aiequality.bsky.social · Nov 26

The #future can't wait. Our free online #course starting in #January 2025 centers questions of fairness, #humanrights & #equality in AI development.

Learn more & register: lnkd.in/dqu3bABG

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