AI Poses a Bigger Threat to Women’s Work than Men’s, Says Report

How the AI takeover might affect women more than men

Women are facing a one-two punch from generative AI. As the technology becomes more commonplace, so do the issues surrounding its rise. Women's jobs are more likely to be affected by AI's growth, research shows, and it could lead to further gender disparity as women are also less likely to use the functionality at work. However, tackling the problem early could lead to women's career ascension instead.How are women's jobs being affected?Women ar…

Discrimination concerns grow as AI increasingly used in job recruitments

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Women Are 3 Times More Likely to Lose Their Jobs to AI, a UN Report Warns

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Building Skills to Ensure Women Can Compete in the Generative AI Era

It is no secret that technology is reshaping the labor market in profound ways. But what may not always be as obvious is that these changes disproportionately impact women. In fact, the 2019 IWPR report Women, Automation, and the Future of Work found that while women made up less than half (47 percent) of the workforce, they accounted for 58 percent of workers at the highest risk of automation.    The introduction of ChatGPT in 2022 gave rise to…

AI in the workplace is nearly 3 times more likely to take a woman’s job as a man’s, UN report finds

As AI transforms workplaces, the technology has an outsized impact on women’s jobs, according to new data from the United Nations’ International Labour Organization and Poland’s National Research Institute. To help future-proof their careers, women can use AI to augment their jobs, but are less likely to engage with the technology than their male counterparts, according to Harvard Business School professor Rembrand Koning. As workers grapple wit…

AI poses a bigger threat to women’s work than men’s, says report

Jobs traditionally done by women are more vulnerable to the impact of artificial intelligence than those done by men, especially in high-income countries, a report by the United Nations’ International Labour Organization showed on Tuesday.