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Discussion at the Schader Foundation highlights the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence
To mark this year's Equal Pay Day, the Women's Office of the City of Darmstadt, the Schader Foundation, and femkom – Women's Competence Center e.V. invite you to a panel discussion on Friday, February 27, 2026. Titled "AI and Gender – How Artificial Intelligence is Related to Gender Equality," the event will begin at 5 p.m. at the Schader Foundation, Goethestraße 2, in Darmstadt.
“Like almost no other development, artificial intelligence will fundamentally change our social structures and organizational processes in the coming years,” explains Mayor and Women’s Affairs Officer Barbara Akdeniz. Particularly in the world of work, profound changes are to be expected through automation, the substitution of labor, and data-driven decision-making processes. From a gender equality perspective, this development presents both opportunities and risks. Equal Pay Day therefore offers a fitting occasion to examine AI from a critical perspective on discrimination.
Equal Pay Day makes the wage gap visible
Equal Pay Day symbolically marks the gap between the average incomes of men and women. The earlier the day falls in the calendar, the smaller the pay gap. This year, Equal Pay Day is on February 27th. The gender pay gap in Germany currently stands at 16 percent and, after a decrease last year, has remained constant.
The discussion focuses on the connection between artificial intelligence and the gender pay gap. Topics include why the development and use of AI are always also a question of gender equality, what impact automation can have on female-dominated professions, what role AI plays in recruitment, and what influence it has on care work, nursing, and the gender care gap and gender health gap.
Experts from science and practice on the podium
The event will be opened by foundation board member Prof. Dr. Ursula Stein and Mayor Akdeniz. Following this, experts from various disciplines will discuss AI and gender equality. The discussion will then be opened to contributions from the audience, providing a forum for interdisciplinary exchange and networking.
The panel discussion will feature Dr. Sarah Müller-Sägebrecht (We explain:AI), Nadja Scherr (Accso – Accelerated Solutions GmbH), Elke Spatz-Dascher (femkom Women's Competence Center), Dr. Tanja Kubes (Free University of Berlin), and Mayor Barbara Akdeniz. Susanne Ebert from the Schmid Foundation will moderate.
Participation in the event is free of charge. Registration is required and can be done online at:
www.schader-stiftung.de
