# Sheryl Sandberg on why AI could widen the gender gap 12/16/25

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Podcast: [CNBC Changemakers and Power Players](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnbc-changemakers-and-power-players-7488741)
Published: 2025-12-16T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features candid, in-depth conversations with influential leaders shaping business and culture. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits down with Sheryl Sandberg, former Meta COO and author of “Lean In,” for a conversation on leadership, gender equity, and the future of work. Sandberg breaks her silence to discuss new findings from the latest Lean In–McKinsey Women in the Workplace report, revealing a growing ambition gap for women and a troubling pullback by companies on career advancement. She also explains how AI could widen workplace inequality if left unchecked, and what companies, and women, must do next to avoid losing a generation of leaders. Follow and listen to the CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast on Apple and Spotify.

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