JOHAN STEYN: Gender divide in SA tech sector needs addressing
As SA celebrates 2024’s Women’s Month under the theme “Celebrating 30 Years of Democracy Towards Women’s Development,” a glaring challenge demands urgent attention: the alarming underrepresentation of young women in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science.
This issue is not just a matter of numbers; it strikes at the heart of our collective future. In a world increasingly driven by technology, ensuring gender equality in AI and data science is critical — not only for fairness but also for the innovation, diversity and ethical development of technologies that will shape our society for decades to come...
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