Has Your Career Already Gone Nonlinear?

<p>For about ten years, Adrienne Adhami said yes to everything, until she realised no single commitment was getting her best. She isn’t alone. At the MyFolio Playground launch, in a cold historic banqueting hall full of board members, founders and consultants, the verdict was blunt: the one-title career is over.</p><p>But AI isn’t reshaping work evenly. The research David cites suggests women and minority groups are more exposed to the disruption, and more likely to be filtered out by the tools doing the sorting. In this short audio documentary, David hears from founder June Angelides MBE, co-host Adrienne, Laura Fox and Vivi Koroma Kala on knowing your value, guarding your time and resisting the AI-polished profile. Press play if your career no longer fits one job title, or if you deploy AI that decides whose does.</p><p>To dive deeper into today’s show, follow these links. You can find out more about MyPholyo and the Playground event at The Old Palace, Hatfield House here: <a href="https://mypholyo.com/playground/">https://mypholyo.com/playground/</a>. The International Labour Organisation and Poland’s National Research Institute found that the jobs most exposed to generative AI make up a far larger share of women’s employment than men’s: <a href="https://fastcompany.co.za/work-life/2025-05-21-the-impact-of-ai-on-womens-employment-a-growing-concern">https://fastcompany.co.za/work-life/2025-05-21-the-impact-of-ai-on-womens-employment-a-growing-concern</a>. Research from the Brookings Institution and the Centre for the Governance of AI found that 86% of the six million US workers least able to adapt if AI removes their job are women: <a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/de/article/news-ai-threat-jobs-women/">https://www.techrepublic.com/de/article/news-ai-threat-jobs-women/</a>. Stanford’s study of around four million applications found that AI hiring tools screened out Black and Asian applicants at higher rates: <a href="https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-hiring-tools-can-yield-racial-bias-and-systemic-rejection">https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-hiring-tools-can-yield-racial-bias-and-systemic-rejection</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344</p><p>Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click<a href="https://www.harveynash.co.uk/"> <u>⁠here⁠</u></a> to learn more about our services.</p><p>The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist<a href="https://w