Men not women will take jobs in AI, blockchain and data warns LinkedIn founder – The National

Men not women will take jobs in AI, blockchain and data warns LinkedIn founder – The National

Men not women will take jobs in AI, blockchain and data warns LinkedIn founder. Allen Blue says that skilled women do not have same access as men to the networks needed to secure these roles. "If we look forward and those are the jobs of the future, who will have those jobs, we know for sure that if things don't change men are going to have those jobs and women are not," Allen Blue told The National on Friday in Davos at the World Economic Forum annual meeting.. The Forum has estimated that it will take 257 years for women to have the same economic opportunities as men.. LinkedIn research shows that women account for about 30 per cent of these tech-related jobs.. The site has 660 million users and their profiles combined with the 20 million open jobs on its system provide data that when aggregated show where the skills gaps are in locations around the world, said Mr Blue.. The research suggests that there are women with the skills to perform these roles who are working in adjacent fields.. "What the means is if you fast forward the clock and you've got too few women in these jobs