Digital skills gaps: A pending subject for gender digital inclusion in the European Union

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 ski...

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Published inEuropean journal of communication (London) Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 419 - 438
Main Author Martínez-Cantos, José Luis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2017
Sage Publications Ltd
European Journal of Communication
Subjects
agenda digital
brecha de género
Communications technology
competencias digitales
competències digitals
desigualtats de gènere
digital agenda
digital natives
digital skills
Employment
European Union
European Union countries
Gender
Gender differences
Gender equality
gender gaps
Igualdad entre los sexos
Igualtat entre els sexes
Information technology
Internet and women
Internet i dones
Internet y mujeres
Job opportunities
nadius digitals
nativos digitales
Skills
Task complexity
Unió Europea
Unió Europea, Països de la
Unión Europea
Unión Europea, Países de la
Digital Agenda
European Union
digital natives
gender gaps
digital skills
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0267-3231
1460-3705
DOI:10.1177/0267323117718464