What if AI just perpetuates gender inequality in manufacturing?
What part will the introduction of AI technology make to gender balance in the manufacturing sector? Nobody knows for sure, but thanks to a new study from independent AI consultancy Noetic AI, we now have some data points from which to open up the discussion.
This study points out that the sector is entering the artificial intelligence transition from an unequal – “default” – starting point, which is that women accounted for 27.8% of manufacturing employment in 2025, and the median hourly gender pay gap in the sector stood at 14.7%.
The report considers three connected pathways within manufacturing: changes to the tasks and occupations in which women and men are concentrated; the growing use of AI-mediated systems in recruitment, career development, and workplace decision-making; and differences in how women and men engage with, experience, and perceive AI, including concerns about bias, fairness, and trust.
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