Generative AI could boost productivity and reduce inequality, but women across the world are at risk of missing out. A sweeping analysis by Nick Otis, PhD 25, Assistant Professor Solène Delecourt, and colleagues from Stanford and Harvard found that women were about 20% less likely than men to use tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and […]
The AI Gender Gap: Here’s What It Will Take To Close It
Women are adopting generative AI technology at a significantly lower rate than men, creating an AI gender gap. What are the reasons behind it, and can it be closed?
Women Are Avoiding AI. Will Their Careers Suffer? | Working Knowledge
Women are adopting generative AI technology at a significantly lower rate than men, in many cases because women question whether it's ethical to use the tools, according to research by Rembrand Koning and colleagues. If women are shying away from AI, could the gender gap in pay and job opportunities continue to widen?
Gender disparities in the impact of generative artificial intelligence: Evidence from academia
Abstract. The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT has substantially increased individuals’ productivity. In this stu
Report: Where are the women? Mapping the gender job gap in AI
As AI becomes ubiquitous in everyday life, closing the gender gap in the AI and data science workforce matters.
Sheryl Sandberg: The AI gender gap is about recognition
New Lean In survey says bosses aren't giving women credit for using AI.
Global Evidence on Gender Gaps and Generative AI - Working Paper - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School
Women in AI: Numbers Behind the Gender Gap in Tech
How is AI changing the game for women in 2026? From job shifts and personal life-hacks to the rise of female AI founders, explore the unique impact of women in tech today.
Why We Need More Women In The AI Revolution
Research suggests that women make up less than a third of AI professionals and only 18% of AI researchers globally.
Gender Productivity Paradox: Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Women - ICTworks
We're seeing decreasing distributive returns at higher AI exposure levels. Precisely when we should expect technology to be most equalizing.
A Growing Gender Divide in the AI Economy — The Honest Economist
The article argues that AI is reshaping gender inequality even before the pay gap visibly widens. Women are more concentrated in clerical and administrative roles where AI can restructure work, while men are more concentrated in technical, AI-complementary roles. Among college graduates, the exposur
Will Generative AI Disproportionately Affect the Jobs of Women?
Generative AI such as ChatGPT holds the potential to alter many kinds of work, but analysis of a new report shows the occupations most likely to be affected are populated by more women than men.
The gen AI gender gap
Data from the Survey of Consumer Expectations shows that 50% of men use generative AI tools, compared to 37% of women. Privacy concerns and perceived opportunities and risks explain a quarter of the gender gap. Respondents’ self-assessed knowledge emerges as the most important factor.
How AI Is Fueling the Gender Pay Gap in Tech
A new Wharton study finds that too few women are working with emerging tech, and that exclusion is driving a growing divide in pay.
The 'AI gender gap' narrative is missing the full picture | Fortune
New research shows women leaders are shaping AI strategy, ethics, and oversight—even as concerns about adoption gaps persist.
The AI gender gap | Datawrapper Blog
In this Weekly Chart, we examine the gender gap in AI adoption.
The Large Gender Gap in Who Uses AI
A recent study finds that AI usage tilts heavily toward men. Part of the reason: Women worried they might be penalized for using AI.
