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Generative AI Puts Women’s Jobs at Higher Risk of Automation, UN Study Finds

A new report reveals that female-dominated roles face nearly triple the automation risk compared to male-dominated jobs, with one in four global jobs exposed to AI-driven task automation.

Women are nearly three times as likely as men to have their jobs automated by AI, a new UN report found.
People sit and work on their laptops at Deloitte's office in Gurugram, India, June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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A woman types on a keyboard in this photo taken on Oct. 8, 2019. 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 UN's International Labour Organization showed on Tuesday.

Overview

  • The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) and Poland’s National Research Institute (NASK) report finds 9.6% of female employment is at high risk of automation compared to 3.5% of male employment.
  • Globally, approximately 25% of jobs are exposed to generative AI, meaning a significant share of tasks within these roles could potentially be automated.
  • Administrative and clerical jobs are the most vulnerable, with media, software, and finance roles also facing notable automation risks.
  • The study emphasizes that AI exposure signals task-level automation potential rather than the immediate elimination of entire occupations.
  • Researchers have developed a replicable methodology combining human insight, expert review, and AI models to assess workforce risks and guide policy responses.