What sets these leaders apart
It’s how they think about the human-AI relationship.
From speed to strategy
Women leaders are stepping in where strategy is missing. 85% are active players in their organization's AI strategy, establishing governance guidelines, building solutions, and designing how humans and agents will work together.
The Human-AI balance
68% use AI to amplify human talent, not replace it. The most resilient organizations aren’t automating the most—they’re building human capability alongside it. And 85% believe companies that invest in both AI and people will outperform those focused on technology alone.
80%
of women leaders are active players in their organization's AI strategy.
78%
have personal criteria for what stays human vs. what goes to AI in their work.
86%
of women leaders leverage their peer network as a competitive advantage in navigating AI strategy.
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Key Findings
Chief and Harris Poll surveyed 1000+ senior women leaders to understand how they're navigating the AI era. Here's what we found.
Governance
78% of women leaders have personal criteria for what stays human vs. goes to AI in their workflows.
Risk Awareness
87% have witnessed negative consequences when AI adoption is prioritized without parallel investment in people.
Human Capital
69%
say entry-level hiring is being cut — eliminating the pipeline where judgment, creativity, and relational skills get built through experience.
Future Readiness
81%
agree we won't have capable managers in the future if organizations don't invest in developing humans now.
“What I see from the thousands of women leaders across Chief is vastly different from today’s headlines saying “women are behind in AI” and “women aren’t moving fast enough.” Women leaders aren’t just asking what AI does FOR US—but they’re also asking what it does TO US.”
Alison Moore
CEO of Chief
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