Because men and women tend to participate in various occupations and sectors at different rates, automation will affect their future job markets differently, according to a report from McKinsey Global Institute.
Its report, "The future of women at work," suggests women are already clustered in jobs that will be slightly more automation-proof. In a study of the job market of 10 countries, McKinsey found an average of 20 percent of working women may lose their jobs to automation in the next decade, compared to 21 percent of men. If gender-based differences in employment stay the same, slightly more women (20 percent) stand to gain jobs than men (19 percent). The healthcare sector, which already has a female-dominated workforce, could be responsible for up to 25 percent of job gains for women, according to the report.
However, automation and technology will likely change the job market and create new fields and occupations. McKinsey notes that 60 percent of new occupations have been in fields traditionally dominated by men.
The report notes that women should be prepared to make job transitions in the future, but this will require more work for the average woman than the average man. This is because women tend to spend more time on unpaid care work, tend to be less able to move for a job and have lower historical participation in STEM fields.
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