Women fill just 20 per cent of jobs in technical fields such as chemistry, mathematics and physics. Photo: Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS

The number of women in highly technical jobs has grown by just two per cent in five years and greater interventions are needed if Australia is to meet its artificial intelligence ambitions, a study has found.

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Despite initiatives to boost female participation in advanced science, technology, engineering and mathematics roles, only one in five is held by a woman in Australia – fewer than in countries including the US, India and Sweden.

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