Women in AI: Caution, AI crossing

The Media OnlineTamryn Geldenhuys & Tamsin Mackay · 3 September 2026 at 04:45

Women continue to lag behind men in AI adoption, according to Harvard Business School research. Women are more exposed to AI-driven job disruption, World Economic Forum and LinkedIn research finds. Access to AI skills remains unequal with Randstad finding 71% of AI-skilled workers are men and only…
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