Quartz – Aisha Hassan
“Today, unlike in the past, workers can meetings from anywhere, or control complex production processes with the push of a button. Technology has dramatically altered what it means for many people to work. But technological advancement also comes with a price: The many people whose livelihoods will be disrupted or destroyed by automation. In the US alone, approximately 25% of occupations, or 36 million jobs, are at “high risk” of being replaced by machines, according to the Brookings Institution. And female workers, research suggests, will be hit the hardest by automation. Fewer women in the workplace will hinder efforts, and those of other advocates, to make companies better places to work for future generations. What’s more, failing to address the automation risk gap also jeopardizes the progress of previous policies for gender parity.” (more)