AXIOS (Emily Peck) - Sheryl Sandberg: The AI gender gap is about recognition
Women are less likely to use AI at work — and even when they do, they get less recognition for the effort, finds a new survey from Lean In, the women's advocacy group. Why it matters: Right now, AI ability is the skill many employers say they value most. - Down the line, this recognition gap could exacerbate existing gender pay and promotion inequalities, Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg tells Axios. Zoom in: 78% of men said they have used AI for work, compared with 73% of women, per a survey the group conducted in early March among 1,000 U.S. adults age 18 and over. - Among those using AI, 18% of women said they've been praised for doing so, compared with 27% of men. - And 30% of women said they'd been encouraged to use AI by their…