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New Report Reveals AI’s Disproportionate Impact on Women’s Jobs

The ILO-NASK study finds nearly 10% of women’s jobs globally face AI-driven task automation, compared to 3.5% of men’s roles, with clerical and administrative positions most at risk.

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

  • A joint study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Poland’s National Research Institute (NASK) highlights that women’s jobs are nearly three times more exposed to AI-driven task automation than men’s jobs globally.
  • Approximately 25% of all jobs worldwide are potentially exposed to generative AI, with higher-income countries seeing even greater exposure rates.
  • Clerical and administrative roles, predominantly held by women, are identified as the most vulnerable to AI automation, with tasks in media, software, and finance also significantly impacted.
  • The report emphasizes that AI exposure implies the automation of specific tasks rather than the immediate elimination of entire jobs, allowing for potential job evolution.
  • Experts call for governments, employers, and workers’ organizations to implement targeted policies, inclusive upskilling programs, and strategies to protect workers and address gender disparities in AI adoption.