The pandemic and gender inequality: How AI is helping companies hire women

Before COVID hit, women in the U.S. had made significant progress towards overcoming gender inequality. Representation was on the rise in male-dominated industries, and women were outnumbering men in the workforce for the first time since 2010. Unfortunately, 2020 would undo that short-lived victory. In December, the U.S. economy lost around 140,000 jobs -- all of which belonged to women. Beyond the U.S., women accounted for 54% of job losses worldwide, even though they only made up 39% of the global workforce. Before women suffer even greater gender inequality setbacks, we have to pick up the pace in achieving workplace equality and inclusivity.