Gender wage gap, quality of earnings and gender digital divide in the European context

Xose Picatoste (), Anabela Mesquita () and Fernando González-Laxe ()
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Xose Picatoste: University of A Coruña
Anabela Mesquita: Instituto Superior de Contabilidade E Administração (ISCAP), Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Fernando González-Laxe: University of A Coruña

Empirica, 2023, vol. 50, issue 2, No 2, 321 pages

Abstract: Abstract One of the leading national and international objectives is to achieve more egalitarian societies. Avoiding gender or digital gaps are priorities generally assumed as concerns of governments and international organizations. This paper evaluates the digital gender divide in its three stages: access, use and results, relating it to gender and salary gaps in the context of the European Union. Cluster analysis was conducted to classify the countries according to their gender digital divide. The influence of age and studies level of males and females was revised. Based on the OECD and EUROSTAT data, an empirical analysis was conducted. By comparison of means, the significant variables influencing the gender digital divide were identified, probing that the educational level significantly influences it, especially in what refers to the third stage. Finally, through a regression analysis, it was proved that the influence of the insecurity and the gender wage gap goes beyond the women and affects society.

Keywords: Gender digital divide; Wage gap; Gender gap; Female employment; Work precariousness; Digital skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J78 J83 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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