Maternal AI and the Myth of Women Saving Tech

In this conversation, we sit down with Dr. Michelle Morkert, a global gender scholar, leadership expert, and founder of the Women’s Leadership Collective, to unpack the forces shaping women’s relationship with AI.

We begin with research indicating that women are 20–25% less likely to use AI than men, but quickly move beyond the statistics to explore the deeper social, historical, and structural reasons why.

Dr. Morkert brings her feminist and intersectional perspective to these questions, offering frameworks that help us see beyond the surface-level narratives of gender and AI use. This conversation is less about “women using AI” and more about power, history, social norms, and the systems we’re all navigating.

If you’ve ever wondered why AI feels different for women—or what a more ethical, community-driven approach to AI might look like—this episode is for you.

💬 Guest: Dr. Michelle Morkert – https://www.michellemorkert.com

📚 Books & Scholarly Works Mentioned

• Global Evidence on Gender Gaps
  and Generative AI: https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/25023_52957d6c-0378-4796-99fa-aab684b3b2f8.pdf
• Pink Pilled: Women and the Far Right (Lois Shearing): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pink-pilled-lois-shearing/1144991652l
• Scary Smart (Mo Gawdat – maternal AI concept)
  https://www.mogawdat.com/scary-smart