A fair future
starts here
We don’t just analyze digital infrastructure and feminist AI—we build it. For a decade, Women at the Table has sparked systems change by redesigning the tables where decisions shape our world, not just adding seats.
Our mission: forge technology that strengthens democracy, advances gender equality, and protects human rights.
Building Rights into Digital Infrastructure
AI and digital systems are becoming public infrastructure. We ensure they serve everyone, with toolkits, benchmarks, and networks that put human rights at the center of digital governance.
Governance Toolkits
Rights-based guides for building and buying AI systems.
Human Rights AI Benchmark
The first ML evaluation tool grounded in international rights law.
Digital Guardians
Training civic technologists to counter algorithmic harms.
AI Sandbox
Safe prototyping space for civil society organizations.
Some of our current and recent projects include work with:
Our impact
Some of our groundbreaking work
W@tt’s Up
AI Cannot Outperform the Evidence It Was Built On
New Paper: How Biased Data Is Shaping Who Lives, Who Is Believed, and Who Is Left Behind
When Algorithms Discriminate: Tech Bias in Justice Systems
The Algorithm Took Notes: What We Learned at CSW70 About Tech Bias in Justice Systems
AI & Equality Annual Report
The future of AI isn’t predetermined. We have the agency to shape it. This 2024-2025 report shows what that looks like in practice.
Invisible by Design: Women’s Health as the Blind Spot in AI
A landmark collaboration between Women at the Table and FemTechnology, our latest paper isn’t just a report; it’s a call for a new “Social Contract for Data.”
Human Rights Benchmark for LLMs: Research Outcomes
Savannah Thais presents the research outcomes of the AI & Equality
Human Rights LLMs Benchmark
Peace Without Parity Is Not Peace: Why Feminist Data Governance Defines 21st Century Security
For 25 years we’ve tracked women’s participation in peace processes.
Upcoming events & talks
 Apr 2110:00 am - 11:10 am 2026 Digital World Conference (DWC): AI & Data Governance UNRISDWhile AI and data-driven systems offer the promise of greater efficiency and valuable insights, issues such as opaque algorithms, biased models, and concentrated control over data threaten to deepen social inequities and undermine privacy. This session will critically evaluate these governance gaps and collaboratively design interoperable, rights-based frameworks for data stewardship and AI accountability. It will conclude with concise, actionable guidance to uphold human rights, ensure transparency, and broaden safe technology access for everyone. |
 Apr 229:00 am - 10:00 am Inclusive Data Governance for Women’s Empowerment – Perspectives from Africa and the EUThis side event, co-organized by The Gambia and Austria, aims to contribute to the discussion within the Working Group on Data Governance at All Levels by highlighting how inclusive data governance frameworks can advance women’s empowerment while reflecting diverse national priorities and development contexts. |
 Apr 292:00 am - 3:30 am Espresso for Equality | Digital Justice and Artificial Intelligence: Embedding Gender Equality in Turbulent TimesThis session continues Espresso for Equality, a short, focused briefing format designed to keep IGC focal points informed on key developments at the intersection of gender equality and multilateral policy. |
 May 0710:15 am - 11:15 am RightsCon 2026: A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action: Mobilising for Feminist Tech Industry StandardsOrganized by A+ Alliance, Equality Now and UNFPA, we want to learn from the participants how activists, technologists, and policy makers across regions are already experimenting with “safety by design” in practice and what barriers they face when engaging platforms or regulators. |
 May 129:00 am - 3:00 pm Expert Dialogue on Addressing Technology-Facilitated Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Linked to TerrorismThe full-day meeting will convene experts from international and regional organizations, civil society, researchers, and technology networks to examine critical gaps in knowledge and policy related to technology-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence linked to terrorism. It aims to deepen understanding of the forms and impacts of such violence, including the connections between online and offline harm and the role of online gender-based hate in fostering pathways to violent extremism. |
