Patterns of Inclusion. How Gender Matters for Automation, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

Abstract

Shortlisted for the 2025 Social Issues in Management (SIM) Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Management. It is widely presumed that digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) shape the future of work; yet, gender is rarely considered in those debates. This ground-breaking book, written by a leading thinker on gender, inclusion and organisations, is based on in-depth research to show which patterns of gender and digitalisation emerge. By weaving these different patterns together, is it possible to understand the dynamic and complex ways gender and digitalisation intertwine in the work context?