Women in tech rise to c-suite as AI accelerates career growth
UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA — Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast-tracking women in technology into leadership roles, reshaping the future of work and challenging the long-held notion that automation threatens jobs, Business Today reports.
A new report by ANSR as cited in the report, in collaboration with Talent500, finds that AI is acting as a career accelerator, opening doors to the C-suite and creating new opportunities across industries.
AI as a career catalyst for women
According to the survey, 64% of women said AI has accelerated their path to senior roles, while 69% reported that AI has opened new career opportunities.
“AI is not emerging at the margins of work—it is rapidly becoming core to value creation,” the report said, adding that women are “actively participating in it, shaping it, and increasingly leveraging it as a catalyst for advancement.”
The findings highlight that AI adoption is no longer confined to traditional tech roles. Women are increasingly moving into product operations, governance, and AI-led transformation functions.
Nearly half of the workforce now integrates AI into daily delivery, with top uses including coding, research, and data analysis.
Beyond productivity, AI is giving women a “time dividend,” with more than 85% reporting that automation allows them to focus on higher-value work such as professional development, well-being, and long-term career growth.
“AI proficiency is defining the leadership advantage, and women in tech are quickly scaling it. 64% of respondents credit AI adoption for accelerating their path to leadership roles, hence proving that competence is overtaking tenure as a major differentiator,” said Monica Jamwal, Managing Director of Talent Solutions at ANSR and Talent500, emphasizing AI’s role in redefining leadership.
Structural support and future work trends
The report points to Global Capability Centers (GCCs) as structural enablers of gender equity in tech.
“Global Capability [centers] are outpacing the industry on gender equity, not by accident, but by design,” the report noted, adding that GCCs provide “transparent role architectures, formalised advancement criteria and hybrid work models that reduce traditional barriers to women’s participation.”
While India produces roughly 43% of the world’s female STEM graduates, representation drops from 29% at entry-level roles to just 14% in the C-suite. Still, optimism about AI-led career growth is high, with 65% of women expecting opportunities to expand over the next three years.
As AI increasingly shapes work structures, career mobility, and productivity, the technology is proving to be a multiplier rather than a disruptor. For women in tech, AI is not just a tool—it’s a pathway to leadership in a rapidly evolving future of work.
