The rise of artificial intelligence has triggered an employment revolution. Across industries, the capabilities of machines to perform cognitive and technical tasks faster—and in many cases, more reliably—are increasing at a rate that has experts sounding alarms. While most discussions around AI and automation focus on industries or job types, one alarming trend is beginning to stand out more clearly: women are statistically at greater risk of job loss from AI than men.
The Gender Divide in AI Job Displacement
According to the Brookings Institution, roughly 58% of U.S. jobs at high risk of automation are held by women. This is not due to a lack of capability or competence—it’s simply a reflection of where women are currently most concentrated in the workforce. Roles such as:
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Administrative assistants
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Bookkeepers and accounting clerks
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Receptionists
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Data entry specialists
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Customer service representatives
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Schedulers and HR coordinators
…are disproportionately staffed by women, and unfortunately, these roles are highly vulnerable to AI-driven systems. Chatbots can now field routine customer service questions. AI-powered software can schedule meetings, manage records, or reconcile basic accounts. With advanced language models, even report writing and drafting tasks are beginning to fall within machine territory.
Blue Collar and Skilled Trade Jobs: Safer… for Now
On the other hand, many jobs dominated by men—such as electricians, construction workers, plumbers, HVAC technicians, and mechanics—are significantly harder to replace with AI. These roles require physical presence, hands-on skill, and real-time problem-solving in unpredictable environments. While robotics will eventually reach this space, the cost and complexity of automating trades make such replacement a longer-term possibility, not an immediate threat.
Even so, the broader impact of AI won’t spare any demographic forever. Automation is coming for white-collar and blue-collar alike. The key question isn’t whether AI will affect your career—it’s when, and how much.
The Urgent Need to Rethink Your Career Path
If your current career involves routine tasks—whether cognitive or manual—it’s time to start thinking ahead. Waiting until your role is outsourced, eliminated, or “AI-enhanced” into redundancy is not a plan. In today’s economy, career adaptability is the most valuable skill you can have.
Now more than ever, professionals need to explore low-barrier, high-opportunity fields where human presence, trust, and relationship-building still matter. One such field—often overlooked, but full of promise—is commercial finance consulting, especially in the niche of factoring.
Factoring Consulting: A Gender-Neutral, AI-Resistant Career
Factoring consultants, also known as freelance business finance brokers, help small businesses solve cash flow problems by connecting them with factoring companies and other alternative lenders. This role is:
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Relationship-based – requiring trust, rapport, and communication
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Local and personal – businesses prefer face-to-face interactions for financial decisions
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Flexible – ideal for part-time work, remote work, or a side gig
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Immune to full AI replacement – humans trust humans when it comes to money
Best of all, factoring consulting is not gender-specific. Men and women alike can thrive in this career. Many women already working in administrative or financial support roles possess the soft skills that make great brokers. Men with experience in logistics, construction, or equipment sales also bring valuable industry connections.
And unlike many professional careers, factoring requires no expensive degree or long certification process to get started. Organizations like the International Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (IACFB) offer affordable training and entry-level programs such as the PALs Affiliate and Boot Camp system to help you start earning referral commissions quickly—even while learning the ropes.
The Future Belongs to the Adaptable
In a future defined by AI, it’s adaptability—not automation—that will separate those who thrive from those left behind. If you’re in a career at risk, now is the time to pivot. Learn a skill. Build a network. Explore opportunities that value your human strengths.
Factoring consulting is one such path—and one that’s open to anyone willing to build trust, deliver value, and help small businesses succeed. Whether you’re male or female, if you’re looking for a smart, flexible, and AI-resistant career, it’s time to explore what IACFB has to offer.