AI May Disrupt Women-Dominated Jobs More Severely, With 29% Facing High Exposure Risk

AI May Disrupt Women-Dominated Jobs More Severely, Study Reveals

Meta Acquires AI Startup Assured Robot Intelligence Amid 8,000 Job Cuts An ILO study said women's jobs are more exposed to generative AI in 88% of countries analysed. The report found that around 29% of female-dominated occupations face exposure to generative AI, compared to 16% of male-dominated jobs. The gap becomes wider in high-income economies. The ILO said 9.6% of women's employment falls into high-risk automation categories, against 3.5% for men. Researchers linked the trend to the nature of largely occupy. Administrative assistants, payroll staff, receptionists, and customer support workers handle repetitive tasks that AI tools can increasingly perform. Brookings Institution data cited in a recent Financial Times report estimated that over 85% of workers in highly exposed clerical and administrative roles are women.

AI can affect women workers more than men, new study warns

The study warns that AI may reshape even care-sector jobs through workplace surveillance and automated management systems. AI is rapidly evolving, and there are concerns that it will eventually replace people's jobs. Following the job scare, a new study claims that the impact on everyone's job will not be equal. According to research conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families in the United States, women workers are more likely than men to lose their jobs due to AI. This comes at a time when companies like Amazon, Meta, and Oracle are increasing their investments in automation and AI tools while simultaneously cutting jobs across departments. The report stated that women make up nearly half of the US workforce, they represent a large majority of workers employed in occupations considered highly vulnerable to AI driven disruption. This includes administrative and support roles such as office clerks, receptionists, secretaries and insurance-related jobs, sectors where automation is rapidly improving. The researchers estimate that millions of women currently work in positions that can see major changes because of AI adoption. The study also argues that many of these workers may have fewer resources or opportunities to adapt quickly to changing workplace demands, making the transition more difficult. Also read: Oppo Find X9s in Digit Test Labs: Find X9 experience at hopefully lower price At the same time, the report also notes that some industries with a large number of female workers, including healthcare, childcare and caregiving, are less likely to be completely automated because they depend heavily on human interaction and emotional skills. However, AI may still influence these jobs through monitoring systems, automated management tools and workplace surveillance technologies. The report also mentioned a concern: the underrepresentation of women in AI development and leadership positions. The researchers also mention that this imbalance may reduce women's influence over how AI systems are built and implemented, even though systems increasingly affect their professional lives. It also provided examples of bias in AI systems. In one experiment, OpenAI's ChatGPT, an AI-generated resume, allegedly portrayed female candidates as less experienced than male candidates with similar profiles. Other concerns include AI-generated deepfakes and online harassment tools, such as the controversies surrounding xAI's Grok. Despite these concerns, the study noted that women's use of AI tools has steadily increased in recent years. The impact on women workers will be largely determined by workplace policies, regulations, and how responsibly companies deploy these technologies.