This report by Brookings offers a clear understanding of the interaction between automation, occupational segregation and gender gaps in skill acquisition and job transitions.
It is widely held that automation, and other forms of technological change, have and will continue to transform the nature of work and the range of tasks that workers are engaged in. At the same time, given that occupational differences by gender remain a persistent feature of labor markets, a natural question is how automation will differentially affect the labor market prospects of men and women. A clearer understanding of the interaction between automation, occupational segregation, and gender gaps in skill acquisition and job transitions, will enable more directed policy responses to alleviate the potentially distinct set of challenges that male and female workers are likely to face.
The trends and occupations of women and men are examined in line with the effects and risks of automation on employment over time which differs quite significantly.