AI: Voice or Victim?
Fear to Fearless: Victoria Vojnovich on Getting Women in the AI Game
29 Oct 2025
Women hold just 22% of AI roles globally — and if we don’t change that now, the gender and leadership gap will only grow.In this powerful conversation recorded live at the AI-Powered Women Conference at MIT, Erica Rooney and Greg Boone sit down with Victoria Vojnovich, HR leader, tech exec, and lifelong learner completing her PhD in adult education, to talk about what it really takes to get more women in the AI arena.Victoria shares eye-opening stats, personal stories, and an urgent call to action: if women aren’t building and influencing AI, we’re being written out of the future.They dig into:Why AI fear—not skill—is the biggest barrier for womenHow to move from anxious to curious to confidentThe pay and leadership gaps AI could widen—or fixHow lifelong learning becomes the key to empowermentWhy mentorship and bringing one woman with you can change everythingThis episode isn’t just about tech—it’s about power, representation, and the future of work.Chapters00:00 — From Fear to Curiosity: The AI Mindset Shift 02:00 — The State of Women in AI: 22% and Falling 04:00 — Why Women Must Be in the Game 07:00 — Overcoming Fear: No-Code, Low-Code Onramps 09:00 — The Pay and Leadership Gap Crisis 12:00 — The Great Equalizer: AI as Empowerment 16:00 — Personal Aha Moments with AI 20:00 — Emotional Intelligence and Feminine Leadership in AI 23:00 — How to Bring One Woman with You👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone navigating the AI revolution.Subscribe to AI: Voice or Victim for more conversations that move you from AI anxious to AI curious. Hosted by Erica Rooney and Greg Boone aka AISerious™, we're helping people and organizations embrace AI ethically, strategically, and with humanity at the center.Follow us and join the movement to shape the future — before it shapes us.🔗 Follow us and dive deeper: On the web: https://voiceorvictim.com/
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