FORTUNE(@FortuneMagazine):Ngai recounted a visit two months ago to a warehouse in Foshan, about 120 kilometers from Hong Kong. In a typical warehouse, some 80% of workers are men because of the heavy lifting. With robots now doing that work, 62% of the workforce at the Foshan site is female.

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Ngai recounted a visit two months ago to a warehouse in Foshan, about 120 kilometers from Hong Kong. In a typical warehouse, some 80% of workers are men because of the heavy lifting. With robots now doing that work, 62% of the workforce at the Foshan site is female.