Here’s on Can AI Empower Women in Business? IIT Bombay’s New Course Believes So!
A Step Towards Tech-Driven Empowerment
Artificial Intelligence is transforming business all over the world, and Indian professional women and women entrepreneurs have a one-time opportunity to lead the change. Going one step ahead, IIT Bombay’s Desai Sethi School of Entrepreneurship launched a women-only certificate course on Generative AI for Business.
About the Programme
Titled “GenAI for Business: A Hands-On Introduction,” the course will be conducted online between September 11–13, 2025, and is open to working professionals, entrepreneurs, and managers from across India. The registration date closes on September 9 and for ₹13,000 (inclusive of GST). The participants will also get a Certificate of Participation from IIT Bombay, further adding academic merit to the skillset.
What Sets It Apart?
It differs from traditional AI training in that it is:
Exclusive to women – with the goal of closing the technology and business leadership gap among women.
Newbie-friendly – no specialized knowledge is needed, hence accessible to women on the basis of all levels of professionalism.
Business-oriented and practical – with application-based uses of AI in sectors.
Tools and Skills Covered
Practical with utilization of top-notch AI tools like:
ChatGPT
Gemini
Claude
Co-Pilot
DALL·E
Perplexity
Flux1
Grok
Notebook LM
This course also includes in-depth prompt engineering so that women can efficiently utilize AI systems and gain maximum output.
Applications in the Real World in Business
The course will exhibit how Generative AI can attain maximum effectiveness in most business operations, including:
Recruitment & HR – smart candidate filtering and employee planning.
Marketing & Sales – content generation, campaign optimization, and customer intelligence.
Customer Engagement – AI-powered support and one-to-one interaction.
Strategic Planning & Operations – business analysis and process improvement using AI.
Ethics and Leadership in AI
The course not only teaches technical skills but ethical use of AI as well. Training modules are:
Ethical issues
Privacy of data
Compliance with law
Leadership using AI by women business leaders
This helps the participants not only develop the skill of using AI, but learn the art of ethically leading in today’s rapidly changing digital landscape.
Why It Matters
Women have faced entry barriers and success barriers out there in the world of technology for decades now. With programs such as this, an institution such as IIT Bombay eliminates those entry barriers by empowering women to face the future. Whether it’s a matter of starting a startup, becoming a thought leader in corporate management, or establishing new ventures, this program empowers women with the knowledge and with the attitude that they require in order to achieve success.
Conclusion: Women professionals and entrepreneurs have the potential to make the biggest jump across India’s future digital economy. The course-skew of IIT Bombay towards the all-women course is solely training. It is a jump, though, for inclusive innovation and ensuring that women are not merely players but drivers in the business world in the age of AI.
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