This International Women's Day carries a particular urgency, with recent reports showing that jobs traditionally done by women are more vulnerable to the impact of artificial intelligence. The Give To Gain theme is a worldwide call to contribute to women's advancement — and the stakes have never been higher.
AI: A Threat and an Opportunity
Camellia Chan, CEO and Co-founder of X-PHY, highlights that inclusion is not built through slogans or grand gestures, but through systems that help people grow.
In tech and cybersecurity, we often focus on whether women belong. However, to really understand what makes women thrive, we need to question whether organisations are creating the conditions for them to lead — through mentorship, peer learning, and real access to emerging tools like AI.
Structured Support, Not Generic Training
Chan calls for businesses to move beyond generic training recommendations and instead build in structured learning time and support to help all employees remain competitive in a rapidly changing world of work.
Instead of allowing disruption to deepen existing gender gaps, businesses must create environments where women grow alongside the AI boom.
X-PHY is an AI-embedded cybersecurity company focused on hardware-level threat detection, founded by Chan in Singapore.
