AI May Finally Make Care Work Valuable — But Women Might Not See the Benefit

Economists have long predicted AI would wipe out white-collar jobs — but what may remain is work that machines can't do, like caregiving, teaching, and coaching, roles historically done by women and historically underpaid. The article examines whether AI's disruption of the job market will finally raise the value of this so-called 'women's work'. The core question is whether the women who do this work will actually capture the financial gains.