Women make up 57% of jobs that are at risk of being affected by artificial intelligence, according to a 2026 report from the World Economic Forum, released on September 16. This trend is partly due to the high number of women working in administrative and office roles, such as assistants, secretaries, accountants, customer service representatives, and file managers. Many of these roles involve tasks like writing letters, entering data, preparing reports, or handling routine requests—tasks that can now be performed more efficiently by AI tools. Similar findings were reported earlier by the International Labour Organization, which noted that in high-income countries, 9.6% of jobs held by women are at high risk of automation by generative AI, compared to 3.5% for men. However, the report suggests that these jobs are more likely to be transformed rather than completely eliminated. Women remain underrepresented in the fields that are expected to benefit directly from the rise of AI. According to LinkedIn data, only 19.3% of AI engineers are women. While women are more likely to be found in data annotation roles—where they label images or classify text to help train AI systems—these positions are typically less skilled and lower-paying than engineering or development roles. In companies focused on AI, women make up 36.6% of non-managerial employees, compared to 44.8% in non-AI companies. They also hold between 25.3% and 27.7% of senior management roles and only 13% of executive committee positions. In 2025, women accounted for just a quarter of new hires in AI-related jobs, compared to about half in other professions. This gender gap begins early in education, where women make up less than a third of professionals in scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical fields globally. However, there are some positive trends. The proportion of women declaring skills in AI engineering rose from 23.5% in 2018 to 29.4% in 2025, and the share of female founders with AI skills increased from 2.3% in 2019 to 8.7% in early 2026. Despite these gains, the World Economic Forum notes that men are still progressing faster in these areas. Sue Duke, head of public policy at LinkedIn, emphasizes the need to invest in education and career development to bring more women into AI and related fields from the beginning and support them throughout their careers. The World Economic Forum report, which analyzed 145 economies, states that 69.2% of the global gender gap has been closed, an increase of 0.4 points in a year. However, at the current pace, it would take another 120 years to achieve full equality. The economic gap remains particularly large, with only 61.7% of the gap related to participation and economic opportunities closed. Women hold only 19.1% of chief executive positions, and their share in management hiring has slightly decreased in 16 tracked countries, from 34.8% in 2022 to 32.3% in early 2026. The report warns of a "scissors effect," where AI may weaken existing roles held by women while the new, better-paid positions and decision-making roles linked to AI development are more likely to be occupied by men. Addressing this imbalance requires targeted efforts to ensure that women are not left behind in the evolving job market driven by artificial intelligence.