Beyond the Barriers: AI+Human Support for Advance Women's Workplace Equity

Women disproportionately experience workplace hardship and lack resources to navigate barriers, exacerbating salary gaps and financial inequity. Empower Work and SkillUp integrate trusted human counseling with AI-enabled career navigation to deliver just-in-time support, warm handoffs to counselors for complex issues, and structured AI follow-up with personalized next steps. By combining human judgment with scalable AI, this model turns moments of uncertainty into sustained action—strengthening agency, reducing barriers, and ultimately improving women's financial and emotional well-being.