I read a headline in a Swedish tech publication about how women are missing the AI train.

Opinion
April 7, 2026
Why women aren't ‘missing’ the AI train
Some ask why women aren’t showing up in AI. But that's the wrong question. Instead ask: what would need to change for them to be able to?
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Malin Frithiofsson is cofounder and CEO of Daya Ventures, the world's first femtech venture studio

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