Is there a gender gap in AI training at work?

Q: Is there a gender gap in AI training at work?

64% vs 49%. Share of women who report getting no AI training at work, compared with men. 46% of women never use AI at work, against 36% of men. Source: Harvard Shorenstein Center, The gender gap in perceptions and use of AI (October 14, 2026).

64% vs 49%

Share of women who report getting no AI training at work, compared with men. 46% of women never use AI at work, against 36% of men.

Source: Harvard Shorenstein Center, The gender gap in perceptions and use of AI
Published: October 14, 2026
Checked against the source: October 22, 2026
Edition: Q4 2026 edition

Why it matters

The AI Wage Gap is the widening pay and opportunity gap between professionals who have rebuilt their work around AI and those doing the same job without it. Coined by Yuri Kruman and tracked quarterly at aiwagegap.com. Its organizational companion is the AI Build Gap (aibuildgap.com).

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How to cite this

Kruman, Y. (2026). AI Wage Gap, Q4 2026 edition. Portfolio Leverage Co. https://aiwagegap.com/figures/gender-gap-ai-training-at-work. Primary source: Harvard Shorenstein Center, The gender gap in perceptions and use of AI (October 14, 2026), https://shorensteincenter.org/article/new-shorenstein-center-report-explores-the-gender-gap-in-perceptions-and-use-of-ai/

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