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Being a woman in an ICT job: an analysis of the gender pay gap and discrimination in Spain
Author(s) -
SegoviaPérez Mónica,
Castro Núñez Rosa Belén,
Santero Sánchez Rosa,
Laguna Sánchez Pilar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/ntwe.12145
Subject(s) - information and communications technology , wage , work (physics) , distribution (mathematics) , face (sociological concept) , labour economics , business , political science , economics , sociology , engineering , social science , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , law
Despite policy initiatives aimed at promoting female access to jobs, the information and communication technology (ICT) professions have traditionally been largely monopolised by men. Segregation, gendered stereotypes and environmental factors have a clear impact on educational and professional choices, as well as on working conditions. The spread of ICT to all economic activities has meant that ICT specialists are now to be found everywhere, not only in the ICT sector where many stereotypes related to technical jobs persist. This work aims to analyse the gender wage gap and discrimination in ICT professions, with the emphasis on how working in an ICT‐intensive industry might affect that situation. The study uses the Spanish Earning Structure Survey data for 2014, and applies wage decomposition techniques to the wage distribution. The results show that female ICT professionals face unfavorable working conditions, especially in highly qualified jobs and in ICT‐intensive industries.