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CNBC: Women May Face Greater Risk of Job Losses as AI Advances, History Suggests
The International Labour Organization says nearly 1 in 10 women in high-income countries work in jobs most exposed to AI.
- Nearly one in 10 women in high-income countries work in occupations at the highest risk from AI, according to an International Labour Organization report released in March.
- Ariane Hegewisch, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Women's Policy Research, said AI targets routine administrative tasks where women hold 90% of secretarial and clerical positions.
- Historical precedent shows vulnerability: AT&T's automated telephone switch in the 1940s displaced operators, with an estimated 75,000 operator jobs vanishing over subsequent decades.
- When IBM introduced the personal computer in 1981, nearly 4.7 million Americans worked in clerical roles; many women adapted using new tools to remain indispensable to employers.
- A 2022 paper by Marcus Dillender and Eliza Forsythe found that software adoption caused a 1% employment decline in administrative sectors but a 3% wage increase for college graduates.
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According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), one in ten women in wealthy countries faces a direct threat to their jobs from AI. Women's greater involvement in routine office and clerical tasks is a key factor in this crisis.
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