Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
Women are adopting AI at a rate of 25% less than men. Women are more reluctant to use AI due to ethical concerns, a reputational risk (fear of being judged for leaning on AI tools), and the fact that training data underrepresents them.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91352117/women-have-been-slower-to-adapt-ai-at-work-heres-why-women-work-ai
Women are slower to adopt AI at work. Here's why

Women are slower to adapt AI at work. Here are the reasons

Fast Company
Jul 15, 2025 at 12:25amWeb
Show threadOliver SchönrockJul 15, 2025

@amydiehl

that's smart.. women will probably benefit from that in the medium term.

Show threadJoe AlexanderJul 15, 2025
@oschonrock @amydiehl but eventually the AI will find them and hunt them down
Show threadts 🚇Jul 15, 2025
@amydiehl as if AI is any sort of advancement. I bet more women realize the value of using our brains
Show threadJoe AlexanderJul 15, 2025
@tsyum @amydiehl you are more right about women likely than the value of AI - humans would not have agriculture if it wasn't for the shared wisdom of women.
Show threadF4GRX SébastienJul 15, 2025
@tsyum @amydiehl given your profile picture your comment is surprising.
Show threadF4GRX SébastienJul 15, 2025
@amydiehl because women are not techbros.
Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)Jul 15, 2025

@amydiehl

Proposed alternate headline:

Study shows women are 25% less likely to be completely useless muppets at work than men.

Now, admittedly, the study only provided strong evidence in support of that hypothesis, rather than outright proof, but that's normally enough for headlines.

Show threadDave SCJul 16, 2025
@amydiehl the paper you reference appears to use studies conducted between 2023 and mid 2024. now halfway through 2025 and I suspect things are changing. As a historical snapshot, for when those studies were made, it seems valid. However, using a study in Kenya to show a "level playing field" wilfully ignores the divisions already present in that country, illustrated in the parliament. Does this still include the 47 Female Representatives for each county? Dunno https://data.ipu.org/parliament/KE/KE-LC01/data-on-women/