'I've had to Botox my CV': Are AI recruitment tools affecting women's careers?
Many women aged 40 to 65 report difficulty finding employment, suspecting that AI-driven recruitment tools may be filtering them out due to age or gender bias. Some candidates are now 'Botoxing' their CVs by removing dates and older experience to bypass automated screening systems.
Why it matters
It highlights the potential for algorithmic bias in hiring processes and the real-world impact of AI on career longevity for mid-life professionals.
Image caption, Stacey Duguid believes AI-powered recruitment tools are disadvantaging mid-life women
London work and money correspondent Published 10 minutes ago The fear of becoming surplus to requirements because of advancements in AI is one shared by millions of workers, but are AI recruitment tools posing a specific threat to women trying to return to employment?
After a career spanning decades, with senior corporate roles in fashion, and a period of freelancing, 52-year-old Stacey Duguid decided to find "one last job".
What followed was 16 months of sending "gazillions" of CVs, with little more than a handful of automated replies, despite never previously struggling to find work.
Feeling "lonely and shameful" and wondering if it was a "me problem", she posted on social media asking whether other women her age were having the same experience.
The response was overwhelming, with thousands of women saying they were facing similar struggles.
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