Artificial intelligence is widely predicted to impact virtually every business sector—and by extension, every workplace. Roughly 4.9 million jobs in the U.S. may see changes by 2027 due to the technology, while another 5.9 million jobs could be created, a study by software company ServiceNow predicted earlier this month. But the tech, which has seen a surge in attention following the introduction of generative A.I. tools like ChatGPT, will likely disproportionately impact women in the workplace, a separate study suggests.
Eighty percent of working women are engaged in occupations that are at risk of being disrupted by A.I.—versus 60% of men, according to the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The difference between genders is particularly stark given that men outnumber women when it comes to full-time employment in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau.
