Why I’m in a Fury About Women and Confidence

Issue 2854— August 4, 2025

ChatGPT, when asked to help write a piece about women and confidence asserted that women “naturally have less confidence than men.”

REALLY? Naturally?

My 2 1/2-year-old great granddaughter has tons of confidence. She is loud. She takes up space. She runs fast and love things that go fast. She takes risks. That’s because nobody has yet told her she shouldn’t be confident.

ChatGPT is trained to think women “naturally” have less confidence only because we are culturally trained to have less confidence. The bias is so deeply ingrained in our culture that even my young female colleague who posed the question to ChatGPT didn’t recognize it.

I share that to give you just one of the reasons why you should register right now for the Power Up Conference. The theme is “Courage to Lead,” and that is what you, me, and ChatGPT will know about ourselves after we’ve joined together for a program that will inspire, inform and en-COURAGE us on August 25th and 26th.

My digital twin and I will be there and we can’t wait to see you. I am very confident about that!

Gloria

PS. Early Bird flies away for good on August 8 so get your ticket without delay. I promise, you do not want to miss this.

 GLORIA FELDT is the Cofounder and President of Take The Lead, a motivational speaker, and a global expert in women’s leadership development and DEI for individuals and companies that want to build gender balance. She is a bestselling author of five books, most recently Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics, and How Women Will Take The Lead for (Everyone’s) Good. Honored as Forbes 50 Over 50, and Former President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she is a frequent media commentator. Learn more at www.gloriafeldt.com and www.taketheleadwomen.com. Find her @GloriaFeldt on all social media.