Women's jobs show greater vulnerability to AI than men's

Data: Pew Research Center. Chart: David Adkins/Axios Women without four-year degrees are losing ground in jobs with more exposure to AI, while men with similar education levels are seeing employment gains, according to a new Pew analysis.Why it matters: Women could be exposed to greater economic disruption than men as AI reshapes the workplace.The big picture: For workers without four-year degrees, the gap in employment growth between men and women widened as AI exposure increased, Pew found.High school diploma or less: For each one-point increase in AI exposure, men's employment grew 8.8%, compared with a 9.5% decline for women.Some college, including associate degrees: Men's employment grew 3.6%, while women's declined 6%.Bachelor's degree or higher: Neither group saw a significant change.What's happening: Men and women without four-year degrees tend to work in different occupations, leaving them with different levels of AI exposure.Men without four-year degrees are more concentrated in jobs with low AI exposure, including truck driving, construction and freight moving. Their employment gains in highly exposed jobs apply to a relatively small share of men without bachelor's degr…

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