Microsoft Executive Aneesh Raman Predicts Death Of Career Ladder

Microsoft chief economic opportunity officer Aneesh Raman says AI is killing the traditional career ladder. He envisions a climbing wall where progress is not always upward. But new research from Pew Research Center shows a stark divide in AI-exposed jobs. Men saw employment grow six point three percent for each exposure score point. Women saw almost no change at all. Among workers with a high school diploma or less, women saw employment fall. Raman argues women could have an edge because they over-index on human skills like empathy and judgement. He predicts women on corporate boards could climb from roughly a third to half or more. Meanwhile, eighty-one percent of job seekers use AI to apply for positions. That massive volume means recruiters stop reading after the first few dozen matches.