Innovation
Nov 11, 2025
Noreena Hertz
Women comprise the majority of workers in more than half of the 40 occupations that are most at risk of displacement by AI. In the near term, political and business leaders can prevent female workers from becoming collateral damage by ensuring that they are offered equal opportunities for access and upskilling.
LONDON – In 1986, “Anne” – a data entry clerk – watches an IBM PC land on her desk. Within a year, her job is gone. Four decades later, “Natalie” – a social-media manager – looks on as ChatGPT drafts the posts she once wrote. But her exit may come even faster than Anne’s.
