Technology could widen the gender employment gap – IMF

Technology could widen the gender employment gap – IMF

A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that women face a greater threat of losing their jobs to technology than their male counterparts.

According to the study, up to 26 million women in major economies could see their jobs displaced within the next two decades, if technology continues at its current rate. That puts 11 percent of women at high risk (70 percent likelihood) of job disruption compared to 9 percent of men. The report stated that this could lead to a further widening of the pay gap between men and women.

The IMF study showed that […]

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