📉 Study: African Women Face Higher Risk of Job Loss to AI in Outsourcing Sector

 A recent report reveals that women in Africa’s outsourcing industry are at greater risk than men of losing their jobs to automation and AI by 2030.

The findings were shared at the first-ever Global AI Summit for Africa, held in Kigali, Rwanda, where over 1,000 policymakers, business leaders, and experts gathered to discuss the continent’s digital future.

The report, created by Caribou Digital and Genesis Analytics in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, highlights a key concern:

🔹 Tasks performed by women are 10% more likely to be automated compared to those performed by men.

If not addressed, this could worsen gender inequality in the tech-driven workplace of the future.

📌 Call for Upskilling & Innovation

The report urges African workers to enhance their digital and technical skills to adapt to the evolving job market and move into more resilient, higher-value roles.

Speaking at the summit, Rwandan President Paul Kagame emphasized the need for:

• More investment in innovation and connectivity

• Collaborative efforts to make AI work for everyone

• Building strong digital foundations to reduce inequality

“Let’s continue working together and driving AI to reduce inequality and allow more of our citizens to benefit from the good AI can deliver,” Kagame said.