{"id":5959,"date":"2026-05-10T08:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=5959"},"modified":"2026-05-10T08:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:45:20","slug":"ai-generated-identical-resumes-for-a-man-and-a-woman-hers-was-more-likely-to-be-labeled-weak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=5959","title":{"rendered":"AI generated identical resumes for a man and a woman: Hers was more likely to be labeled ‘weak’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re using AI for professional work purposes and are wondering if you\u2019re being judged for it, it might depend on who you are. <\/p>\n

A new study sought to determine whether women\u2014particularly young women\u2014would be treated more harshly than their male counterparts for using artificial intelligence in job applications. Zehra Chatoo, a former Meta strategist and the founder of thinktank Code For Good Now, used AI to generate identical r\u00e9sum\u00e9s with just one difference: One was for a candidate called Emily Clarke, another for James Clarke.<\/p>\n

The r\u00e9sum\u00e9s were distributed to two groups, who had been told the documents had been created with the help of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

Reviewers of Emily\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 were 22% more likely to question whether the individual could be trusted compared to James. The female candidate\u2019s CV was also twice as likely to raise doubts about her competence and ability to do her job.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe can\u2019t even write a CV herself\u2014not sure she has the skills to carry out the job,\u201d read some of the feedback on Emily\u2019s CV. James\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 had a different response, with his use of AI justified: \u201cHe just needed a bit of help putting it together,\u201d was one response.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen men use AI, we question their effort. When women use AI, we question their integrity. That difference changes the perceived risk of using AI,\u201d Chatoo said. <\/p>\n

The latest data point feeds into broader concerns about an AI gender gap. In a working paper published last year, Harvard Business School Associate Professor Rembrand Koning put the adoption rate between men and women at about 25%.<\/p>\n

Koning identified the concern Chatoo\u2019s study exhibits, saying women are concerned about the perception of their work if they use or rely on AI. Koning, a Professor of Business Administration, explained: \u201cWomen face greater penalties in being judged as not having expertise in different fields. They might be worried that someone would think even though they got the answer right, they \u2018cheated\u2019 by using ChatGPT.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s perhaps no surprise, then, that women are generally more risk-averse when it comes to AI, a trend also seen in behavior like investing. A January study from Caltech, which surveyed 3,000 people, found women were consistently more skeptical than men that AI benefits would outweigh its risks, and were less convinced that their professional lives would gain because of the technology.<\/p>\n

Their concern may be justified: A Brookings Institute study this year found that of the roles with high AI exposure, but low capacity to adapt to the technological change, 86% were held by women.<\/p>\n

Gen Z are the harshest critics<\/p>\n

A generational divide is also appearing in Chatoo\u2019s study, which surveyed 1,000 British adults: Gen Z men, who have grown up with AI, shared some of the harshest views about Emily\u2019s resume. <\/p>\n

Of their responses, 3.5 times the number of Gen Z men described Emily\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 as \u201cweak\u201d compared to James\u2019s, whose r\u00e9sum\u00e9 had a 97% approval rating. By contrast, for the same resume content, Emily\u2019s CV was rated strong by 76% of respondents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf people believe they will be judged more harshly for using AI, they are less likely to adopt it\u2014regardless of their capability,\u201d Chatoo added. \u201cClosing the AI adoption gap means addressing not just how people use AI, but how that use is evaluated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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