Podcast Picks: Inspiring Women Leading the Future of Project Management

International Women’s Day is 8 March, and we’re spotlighting the women driving change in project management—leading impactful initiatives, breaking barriers in artificial intelligence (AI), and championing gender equality worldwide. Our guests share their career journeys, leadership insights, and the actions they’re taking to create a more inclusive future.

Listen now and get inspired by the leaders accelerating change!

Gender Equality in Action: The Role of Project Leaders

Project professionals around the globe are taking action to advance gender equality. In this episode, our guests discuss the projects they’re leading to empower girls and women, how they ensure they’re delivering positive social impact, and how they keep themselves—and their teams—motivated in the face of adversity.?

Gender equality is a fundamental human right. The hope that fuels my pursuit of change is really the bravery of the girls and young women that inspire me on a daily basis to continue the fight for justice and equality. - Cecile Pilot

Women in AI: Pursuing Project Careers in Tech

There’s a glaring gender gap, in both AI and project management. But as demand for AI talent surges, there’s an opportunity to close those gaps. Our guests discuss the gender gaps they’ve experienced in their careers in tech, how greater team diversity helps minimize algorithmic biases in AI projects, what they’ve learned from leading AI initiatives and building their AI expertise, and ways to help more women pursue careers in AI.

Addressing the [gender] gap requires some focused efforts to encourage women to pursue careers in AI. The importance of why we need this gender gap bridged is [that] diversity drives innovation. When you address the gender gap, it brings diverse perspectives in AI teams or project teams per se, fostering innovation and creative problem-solving. Guarding against bias and enhancing problem-solving is crucial because AI is as good as the person and the data that was used to build it. - Nammi Sriharan, PMP?

What’s it Like to Be a Woman in Project Management

In this roundtable episode, three project leaders discuss what it’s like for women in project management, how teams benefit from diversity and how organizations can better support women leaders, plus questions they had for one another as fellow project leaders.

Having a diverse team, I think that’s something that’s extremely important. Not everyone has the same opinion, right? Not everyone’s going to work the same. Not everyone’s going to have the same point of view. I think that having that dynamic and diverse set of people and personalities is something that can help excel the team toward whatever the common goal is. - Maeve O’Brien

BONUS: Centering Women as Agents of Change to Elevate Projects

Women are often left out of transformational initiatives, but two standout projects are proving the power of centering women as changemakers. The Pad Project and GiveDirectly’s cash transfer program in Rwanda show how investing in women leads to lasting impact for entire communities.?Read the blog to see how these projects are driving real change.

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