By Blossom Ukoha Artificial intelligence is creating some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying opportunities in the global economy. But as the technology accelerates, another question is becoming harder to ignore: who is actually getting the opportunity to build, lead and profit from it? The answer, according to new LinkedIn data, is still disproportionately men. In the United States, women accounted for just 26 per cent of new hires into AI roles in 2025, compared with 50 per cent of hires into non-AI occupations. Across 27 countries, women held only 13 per cent of C-suite AI leadership positions at AI companies. Meanwhile, AI job postings have roughly doubled since 2023, with a typical listed salary of about $177,000, compared with $80,000 for non-AI roles. That means the issue is no longer simply whether women have access to technology. It is whether women will have a meaningful share of the economic power being…