Where are the Women in AI and Data on Substack? Look here (200+, 35+ countries)!
A living list of women & non-binary people who write on Substack about artificial intelligence, machine learning, & data on ethics, privacy, governance, applications, & business. Suggestions welcome!
Looking to broaden your sources for reading and writing about AI and data in the new year? This post is for you.
Shortcuts: interactive map | searchable, filterable table | Substack native links
Why create this list?
A recent article on Substackers who write about AI profiled 10 men - and 0 non-men. I messaged the author privately to express my disappointment that the list was all men. He responded kindly and quickly that the oversight wasn’t intentional; he just wasn’t connected yet to women writing here on Substack about AI.
I’ve seen starter lists of women in STEM on sites like Bluesky. But I realized I don’t know of any lists for women in AI on Substack yet. So I’m creating one here to make it easier for people of all genders to find women and non-binary people who write on Substack about AI, ML, ethics, governance, data privacy, and related technology. Writer locations are based on LinkedIn profiles, where known.
I seeded this list with 34 people I follow and their publications. I’m updating it as suggestions come in or I discover more or new writers. Please suggest others, or nominate yourself if appropriate!
Update Dec. 21, 2024: I used Datawrapper.de to create an interactive map to show the countries, where known, for the writers listed here. I also created a searchable, filterable table to make it easier to find a person or country in the list. (Use the list below the map and table for live links to Substack.)
Update Feb. 4, 2025: The table now includes live hyperlinks for writer names, newsletters, and LinkedIn profiles. New linked columns for books, podcasts, and Bluesky handles are gradually being populated. A column for Topics is also being filled in.
Update Feb. 20, 2025: New map created to show more granular locations. Table and this page updated to use people’s preferred country/flag identities.
Substack Profile & Publication Links
This section provides direct Substack-native links to writer profiles and publications. Mouse over the links in your browser to pop up a preview.
These initial 34 writers are roughly in the somewhat-alphabetical order that Substack shows them in my ‘Reads’ list.
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Diana Dovgopol (Austria) - The
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Emily and Giulia at
- :Emily Uematsu Banzhaf (Sweden)
Giulia van den Winkel (Germany)
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Additions since this article was first posted:
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Charlotte Tarrant as
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Jessica and Kimberly as
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Sarah Freye as
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Eryn Travis -
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Debby Kruzic of
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Zeynep
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Added 2025-02-10: newly added countries are Spain and Romania
Minhui Zhou as
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More additions are coming soon!
To anyone listed: I’ll be glad to include or correct any annotations, demographics, locations, pronouns, etc. you’d like to share here - just comment or DM me. Or if for some reason you don’t want your name or publication on this list, let me know and I’ll remove you.
Help: Who else should be on this list?
Thanks for reading Agile Analytics and Beyond! I’d love to hear if you find this list useful, or ideas on ways to make it more useful for you. Shares, hearts, comments, & restacks are all awesome 😊. (One-time tips or voluntary donations via paid subscription are always welcome & appreciated, too!)
Chantal is awesome
Thank you for including me on your list! Greetings from Lithuania! 😊