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AI poses a bigger threat to women's work, than men's, says report
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Posted on May 20, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 20, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
AI threatens women's jobs more than men's, transforming roles in high-income countries, a UN report reveals.
By Olivia Le Poidevin
GENEVA (Reuters) -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 United Nations' International Labour Organization showed on Tuesday.
It found 9.6% of traditionally female jobs were set to be transformed compared with 3.5% of those carried out by men as AI increasingly takes on administrative tasks and transforms clerical jobs, such as secretarial work.
Human involvement will still be required for many tasks - and roles are more likely to be radically changed rather than eliminated, the report said.
Jobs in the media, software and finance-related roles are also at the forefront of change as generative AI expands its learning abilities.
"We stress that such exposure does not imply the immediate automation of an entire occupation, but rather the potential for a large share of its current tasks to be performed using this technology," the report said.
It called on governments and employers' and workers' organisations to think about how AI can be used to enhance productivity and job quality.
(Reporting by Olivia Le PoidevinEditing by Ludwig Burger and Barbara Lewis)
The article discusses how AI poses a greater threat to women's jobs compared to men's, especially in high-income countries.
AI is set to transform 9.6% of traditionally female jobs, particularly in administrative and clerical roles.
Media, software, and finance-related roles are at the forefront of change due to generative AI.
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