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Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the launch of WAIHSS (Women*in AI, Humanities, & Social Sciences), a global initiative created by and for women* across the humanities and social sciences, whose research focuses on artificial intelligence.

The initiative is founded and organised by Nadja Schaetz, Sejin Paik, Anna Schjøtt, and Dieuwertje Luitse. As female scholars we first hand witness the enduring barriers that limit equal participation in academia, and are increasingly concerned about the sweeping cuts to education and scholarship funding that compound them. In response, WAIHSS facilitates community building to counteract these developments and creates a platform and support structure dedicated to female social sciences and humanities scholars researching AI.

Creating space for critical research into AI from a multitude of perspectives is particularly crucial at this time, where AI development remains male dominated, and where academic freedom is increasingly under threat. 

We are launching this fall with an online event on September 1, followed by an online dialogue series and our first in-person event - a pre-conference workshop at the Association of Internet Researchers 2026.

Visit our website, www.waihss.com or follow us on LinkedIn, to learn more about the initiative and our upcoming events. Here you can also find out more about how you as an individual scholar or institution can join us in this work. 

* WAIHSS uses self-identification as a guiding principle. We honor each person's understanding of their own gender identity. We recognize that gender exists on a spectrum and that the barriers WAIHSS addresses affect people across diverse identities. We welcome all individuals who feel aligned with our mission and community.

With best wishes,
WAIHSS