Digital skills gaps: A pending subject for gender digital inclusion in the European Union
| Autor: | José Luis Martínez-Cantos |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) |
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Internet i dones -- Unió Europea Països de la Internet y mujeres -- Unión Europea Países de la 050801 communication & media studies digital agenda Language and Linguistics competencias digitales nativos digitales gender gaps Gender equality -- European Union countries 0508 media and communications digital skills Unión Europea Political science Unió Europea brecha de género media_common.cataloged_instance Igualtat entre els sexes -- Unió Europea Països de la Digital economy European Union Social science European union Internet and women -- European Union countries media_common Digital inclusion business.industry Communication 05 social sciences agenda digital 050301 education Subject (documents) Digital skills Public relations competències digitals digital natives Igualdad entre los sexos -- Unión Europea Países de la business 0503 education nadius digitals |
| Zdroj: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
| Popis: | This article thoroughly analyses the Eurostat database on Digital Economy and Society to explore the evolution of the digital skills gaps by gender in the European Union between years 2007 and 2014. It finds that there are slight differences between women and men in the most basic and widespread skills, but they are very significant in the more complex and less generalized tasks. The disparities in this regard have generally decreased but very few points, so they are rather stable over the period. Additionally, those gender gaps are even more marked in the high-educated groups and also relevant among younger cohorts. Contrary to the statements made by the European Commission in its reports, these findings indicate that digital skills gaps by gender are still significant and likely to persist at many levels of society, while ‘ICT specialist’ profiles are becoming more important for future employment opportunities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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