Contents Summary.......................................................  3 Introduction.....................................................  3 Background ......................................................  4 Automation in the workplace ......................................  4 The future of work for women ..................................... 5 Methodology.....................................................  6 Overview of the key research areas...................................  7 1. Adaptability, skills and fear of automation........................ 8 2. Gender employment and wage gap .............................. 10 3. Well-being in the workplace ....................................  12 4. Older workers................................................  15 Conclusion.....................................................  17 Bibliography .....................................................  19 2 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.