"Doing gender" by sharing: Examining the gender gap in the European sharing economy

Thomas Eichhorn, Christian Hoffmann and Katharina Heger

Internet Policy Review: Journal on Internet Regulation, 2022, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: In this study, based on survey data collected from twelve European countries (N=6111), we build on the digital technology access model to examine the role of gender in access to the sharing economy. Applying a "doing gender" perspective, we find that men capitalise on a stronger economic position and a more pronounced orientation to explore new technology to gain access to sharing services, while women rely more on cultural and social capital. We relate our findings to intersectionality theory by discussing how class and gender intersect in facilitating access to the sharing economy. In this study, based on survey data collected from twelve European countries (N=6111), we build on the digital technology access model to examine the role of gender in access to the sharing economy. Applying a "doing gender" perspective, we find that men capitalise on a stronger economic position and a more pronounced orientation to explore new technology to gain access to sharing services, while women rely more on cultural and social capital. We relate our findings to intersectionality theory by discussing how class and gender intersect in facilitating access to the sharing economy.

Keywords: Sharing economy; Digital inequality; Intersectionality; gender; Habitus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.14763/2022.1.1627

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