The Gender Gap in Digital Skills at Work.

Autor/inn/en	Whelan, Adele; Brosnan, Luke; McGuinness, Seamus
Titel	The Gender Gap in Digital Skills at Work. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Das Geschlechtergefälle bei digitalen Kompetenzen am Arbeitsplatz.
Quelle	Bonn: IZA Network @ LISER (2026), 59 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA discussion paper / IZA Network @ LISER. 18675
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monografie
Schlagwörter	Informationstechnische Bildung; Frau; Computerprogramm; Computerkenntnisse; Erwerbstätiger; Qualifikationsverwertung; Tätigkeitsmerkmal; Berufswahl; Informationstechnischer Beruf; Studienfachwahl; Internationaler Vergleich; Alter; Geschlechterverteilung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Europa
Abstract	"We analyse the gender gap in digital skills use at work across Europe. We find a substantial gap, with women significantly less likely to perform advanced digital tasks. A raw gender gap of around 16 percentage points is observed, of which only 30 per cent is attributable to observable factors. Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions using unconditional decile regressions reveal that the gap is most pronounced at the upper end of the digital intensity distribution, where women are substantially underrepresented. The explained component of the gender digital skills gap increases with digital task intensity, suggesting that access to highly digital jobs is shaped by gendered educational and occupational sorting. However, persistent unexplained gaps from intermediate levels indicate potential structural, cultural, or other organisational barriers at play. Furthermore, we find that younger women already face larger gaps in advanced digital skill use than older workers, suggesting that it is not a legacy issue." The study refers to the period 2021-2021 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2026/4