Margaret SpenceFounder, The Inclusion Learning Lab · AI Governance Strategy for CHROs | Author, When AI Breaks the Law | SXSW Speaker: Human+AI CoLab and AI Skills Gap for Women | Substack: AI Governance for HR & The Undisruptable Woman

Are You Invisible At Work? #shorts

30 Dec 2025 · 2 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker challenges viewers to locate the women who are invisible within their organizations, pointing to low‑level positions such as factory floor workers, manufacturing staff, and clerical roles that are essential yet unseen. She then raises a pivotal question about whether learning opportunities for women are open or “gated,” asserting that 99% of learning for women is currently gated and that neglecting these women erodes overall impact. The speaker warns that as AI automates work, women in these hidden roles risk being displaced, which would have cascading effects on the next generation, given that women constitute the majority of the workforce. The overarching call is for inclusive, proactive upskilling to ensure women are lifted, moved up, and remain contributors in the AI‑driven future.

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So the question is, where are the invisible women in your organization? Where are the women who are totally invisible right now? Let me tell you where they are. They're on your factory floors. They're in your manufacturing plants. They're in your clerical positions. They are in the low-level roles that we expect the work to be done, but we never see the individual who is inside of those roles. So one of the first questions that I want you to think about as we go through the process today is where are the invisible women? And that is the first question. The bigger question that I want you to really contemplate when it comes to women and women's leadership development and women's impact in the workforce is, is learning gated or is it open access? And this is a critical question. 99% of learning for women is gated. If we forget about her, then we forget about our impact. No one should be left behind in the AI revolution. Every woman needs to be pulled up, moved up, and enhanced to make sure that she is continuing to contribute because 90% of your workforce is the breadwinner, the earner, And if we AI them out the workforce, what is gonna happen to the next generation? Remember that we are here for the next generation.