“Women & Future Jobs” Brief Launch

Date: 29 May 2025
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 (Bangkok UTC+7)
Where: Zoom | Free – registration required

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) could automate up to 25 per cent of today’s jobs—and the shake-up will not hit women and men equally. Drawing on anonymized data from 320 million LinkedIn members in Asia–Pacific, the new UN Women × LinkedIn brief Women & Future Jobs pinpoints where the risks and opportunities really lie—and what must happen next to ensure AI works for everyone.

The launch will move beyond the numbers to map a way forward around three idddnterlocking pillars: (1) gender-responsive AI rules; (2) universal access, AI literacy and reskilling to open new paths for women; and (3) cross-sector partnerships that align policy, investment and accountability to make inclusive, responsible AI the regional norm.

Speakers:

Moderator: Cindy Sirinya Bishop, UN Women Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific

Speaker: Trisha Suresh, Head of Public Policy, Southeast Asia. LinkedIn

Speaker: Katja Freiwald, Women’s Economic Empowerment & Migration Lead. UN Women

Who should attend: policymakers, HR and tech leaders, private-sector innovators, youth and early-career professionals, civil-society organizations, and journalists covering technology, labor, or gender issues.

Live streaming (recording)

Publication

Women and Future Jobs

This brief examines how generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is reshaping labour markets and what that means for gender equality. While GAI could automate up to one-fourth of current jobs, its impact will be uneven and may fall hardest on women. 

The analysis relies on anonymised, aggregated insights from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph—a real-time map of the global economy covering more than one billion members worldwide, including 320 million in Asia and the Pacific. By tracking these members’ roles and skills, the brief pinpoints where risks and opportunities lie and highlights the urgent need for gender-responsive strategies as AI adoption accelerates.

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