AI Layoffs: Why women face greater risks as AI reshapes jobs? Could your job become obsolete? Explained
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- ✓AI could disproportionately affect women in clerical and administrative roles.
- ✓Research by the International Labour Organization in March found nearly one in 10 women in high-income countries works in high-risk jobs.
- ✓Ariane Hegewisch said, "It's still 90% of secretaries and clerical workers who are women." Many now face job displacement.
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AI could disproportionately affect women in clerical and administrative roles. Historical automation offers clues to the risks and opportunities ahead.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of work, but its employment risks are unlikely to be distributed evenly. Women could face disproportionate disruption as AI automates administrative, clerical and routine office tasks that have historically employed millions of female workers. Previous technological revolutions offer a warning: while new industries can create opportunities, workers whose skills become obsolete may struggle to find jobs offering comparable pay and security.
Research by the International Labour Organization (ILO) published in March found that nearly one in 10 women in high-income countries works in an occupation at the highest risk of AI exposure.
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