Gender Gaps in AI Skill Acquisition and Labor Market Returns

Using resumes from a major Chinese online recruitment platform, we document gender gaps in reported AI skills and their labor‐market associations. Women are less likely to report AI skills. Gelbach decompositions show that major choice, occupational sorting, and complementary skills account for part of this gap, while a sizable residual remains. Reported AI skills are associated with higher wages, but the association is weaker for women. Women with AI skills also sort less into AI‐requiring jobs. Employer responses improve when applicants' reported AI skills match job requirements, with no statistically significant gender difference detected.