Blog•May 10, 2026
Women Are Sleeping on AI and It’s Going to Cost Them
A recent Substack post highlights a pronounced gender gap in AI adoption, citing a Harvard meta‑analysis that shows women adopt AI 25% slower than men. Women represent only 31% of Claude users and 27% of ChatGPT downloads, and they face 1.6× higher layoff risk, accounting for 45% of tech job cuts. Despite this, women’s AI usage surged, tripling last year while men’s only doubled. The author shares concrete examples of how AI tools streamline inbox management, legal drafting, and CRM tasks, urging women to start small and iterate.