2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'There is a vast literature that examines the determinants of the gender
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digital gap in developing countries, and puts forth policy
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recommendations to mitigate it. However, few studies examine how gender
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differences in labor force participation and employment patterns affect
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ICT adoption in general, or Internet use in particular. This matters
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because employment and the types of jobs that men and women do correlate
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with different opportunities to access the Internet and develop digital
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skills, both of which contribute to overall Internet engagement. This
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study contributes to fill this gap by exploring how gender differences
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in employment affect the digital gender gap in four Latin American
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countries. The findings point to differences in employment patterns
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between men and women as the largest single contributor to the gender
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gap in Internet use in these countries, ahead of differences in other
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predictors of Internet use such as income, age and education. Further,
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our results suggest that the correlation between employment and Internet
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use is stronger among women than men, which we attribute to the fact
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that women tend to work in more ICT-intensive sectors (e.g., health
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services and education). Estimates from a decomposition analysis suggest
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that if women were employed at the same rate as men the gender digital
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gap in these countries would be reduced by at least a quarter.'
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affiliation: 'Galperin, H (Corresponding Author), Univ Southern Calif, Los Angeles,
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CA 90007 USA.
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Galperin, Hernan, Univ Southern Calif, Los Angeles, CA 90007 USA.
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Arcidiacono, Malena, Univ Nacl La Plata UNLP Argentina, La Plata, Argentina.'
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article-number: '102166'
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author: Galperin, Hernan and Arcidiacono, Malena
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author-email: hgalperi@usc.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Galperin
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given: Hernan
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- family: Arcidiacono
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given: Malena
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.telpol.2021.102166
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earlyaccessdate: APR 2021
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eissn: 1879-3258
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files: []
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issn: 0308-5961
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journal: TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
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keywords: Digital gender gap; Labor markets; Latin America; Decomposition analysis
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keywords-plus: 'BROAD-BAND; LABOR-MARKET; INTERNET USE; DETERMINANTS; SKILLS;
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DISCRIMINATION; INEQUALITY; ACCESS'
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language: English
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month: AUG
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number: '7'
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number-of-cited-references: '45'
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papis_id: dda6471743e804f67f83e19ecc0eba49
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ref: Galperin2021employmentgender
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times-cited: '7'
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title: 'Employment and the gender digital divide in Latin America: A decomposition
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analysis'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000675491400006
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usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
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usage-count-since-2013: '39'
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volume: '45'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Communication; Information Science \& Library Science;
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Telecommunications'
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year: '2021'
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