#GAReads | As Jobs Are Automated, Will Men and Women Be Affected Equally?
“As Jobs Are Automated, Will Men and Women Be Affected Equally?”:
I am writing this article while my baby daughter sleeps. Like all new parents, her dad and I have spent the last few months in a joy-filled, sleepy haze of getting to know her and imagining what her future might look like. This brings a new intensity, and a little more trepidation, to my role advising on the future of work. What will work look like for this generation of young women, especially as more and more of our roles are being automated — or even replaced — by artificial intelligence (AI)? And how can leaders ensure that AI does not lead to gender bias in their organizations? Recent research is beginning to answer these questions, and the outlook is mixed: on the one hand, women may be spared from the job disruptions men will face in the longer-term. On the other, the lack of gender diversity in AI-related jobs could be reflected in the tools that are created, affecting whether women are hired or promoted.
Read Emma Martinho-Truswell’s full article at Harvard Business Review here…