Women ‘twice as likely to lose jobs to AI’ amid warning they could get left behind
Why women are ‘twice as likely to lose their job to AI’
- A report reveals women are 20 per cent less likely to engage with generative AI tools compared to men.
- Female-dominated roles, such as administration and bookkeeping, are identified as more vulnerable to job displacement by AI automation.
- The AI Gender Gap Report by Credera indicates that only 22 per cent of the global AI talent pool consists of women.
- Supermums, a social enterprise, warns that these trends pose a significant risk of women, particularly mothers, being "left behind" by technological advancements.
- Experts highlight that AI is already exhibiting discrimination against women and other marginalised groups in areas like job applications and financial services.