Closing The AI Gap: Women, Power, And AI At Work And Beyond — With Erica Anderson Rooney

AI is already shaping who gets hired, who gets promoted, and who gets seen, and that should change how we talk about “learning AI.” I sit down with Erica Rooney, executive coach, keynote speaker, and author of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors and The AI Gap: Women, AI, and the Next Great Leap Forward, to look at AI through the lens that actually determines careers: power, visibility, and the systems that define credibility. We dig into the sticky floors that keep even high-performing women playing small, like earning one's worth, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and the quiet belief that hard work automatically gets rewarded. Erica shares why AI does not create inequality from scratch, but it can accelerate bias already embedded in hiring, promotions, performance management, and leadership expectations. If AI is trained on patterns where most CFOs and CEOs are men, what does it “assume” a top candidate looks like, and what happens when leaders accept confident outputs without asking why? We also get practical. Erica explains how to move from AI anxiety to AI fluency without becoming an engineer, how to treat AI like a specialized subject matter expert, and how to challenge outputs by surfacing blind spots and requesting diverse comparisons. For leaders, we talk responsible AI, what to audit first, why HR and IT must be involved early, and why you are still accountable for decisions even when a tool recommends them. If you want to build leverage, protect your time, and make sure women help shape what comes next, listen now. Subscribe to She Builds with AI, share this with a woman who needs a stronger voice in the AI conversation, and leave a rating or review so more people can find the show. ✨ Stay Connected with Erica Rooney: 🔗 Website: https://www.ericaandersonrooney.com 🔗 LinkedIn:   / ericarooney   🔗 Instagram:   / ericaandersonrooney   🔗 YouTube:    / @ericaandersonrooney