'Bias in, Bias out': gender equality and the future of work debate. (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Howcroft, Debra; Rubery, Jill
• Is Part Of: Labour & industry. Volume 29:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 213
• Page End: 227
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Fourth industrial revolution -- automation -- artificial intelligence -- technology -- future of work -- gender -- inequalities; Work -- Periodicals; Industrial relations -- Periodicals; Industrial relations; Work; Periodicals; 331.05
• DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2019.1619986
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1030-1763

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The future of work debate is cast with the certainty that technology-driven change is inevitable as numerous pundits profiteer from predicting the future. Among the many books, conferences, workshops and consultancy reports, there is a notable silence regarding the impact on gender. The aim of this article is to present a corrective, by arguing that if the gender bias that is embedded in the current social order is not tackled head-on, the future world of work is likely to exacerbate gender equality gaps.