"The numbers are stark. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that women are 16 percentage points less likely than men to use generative AI tools for work. According to Deloitte, only 28% of women report using AI regularly, compared to 45% of men. Mobile download data shows women comprise just 27% of ChatGPT app users."
"The gap is widest among the youngest workers. Among Gen Z, 71% of men use generative AI weekly compared to 59% of women. These are the workers who will carry AI skills, or the lack of them, throughout 40-year careers. The compounding effect is staggering. Meanwhile, the gender wage gap costs American women $1.6 trillion annually. AI could help close it. Instead, we are watching the technology meant to democratize capability become another mechanism of inequality."
Women use generative AI tools far less frequently than men, creating a skills gap that will compound over careers. Studies show women are 16 percentage points less likely to use generative AI at work, with only 28% reporting regular AI use compared to 45% of men and women comprising just 27% of ChatGPT app users. The gap is largest among Gen Z, with 71% of men using AI weekly versus 59% of women. The gender wage gap costs American women $1.6 trillion annually. AI could close the gap, but prevailing tools were built by male-dominated teams and fail to address women's specific workplace challenges such as salary negotiation, professional visibility, and biased dynamics.
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