Women working in ICT: situation and possibilities of progress in Catalonia and Spain

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• dc.contributor.author Vergés Bosch, Núria
• dc.contributor.author Freude, Leon
• dc.contributor.author Almeda Samaranch, Elisabet
• dc.contributor.author González Ramos, Ana M.
• dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-11T07:28:47Z
• dc.date.available 2024-07-11T07:28:47Z
• dc.date.issued 2021
• dc.date.updated 2024-07-11T07:28:47Z
• dc.description.abstract The ICT sector is becoming a strategic and growing sector in our current societies and economies. However, gender inequalities persist and women¿s representation in ICT is still low in Catalonia and Spain. In this article, we introduce the situation of women working in ICT and seek to identify the main barriers and opportunities for their progress. We implemented a survey that was answered by 325 women working in ICT in Catalonia. Our results show that women in ICT do not always access ICT jobs from an engineering degree, are satisfied with their jobs and enjoy better salaries than in other sectors, and that some flexi-time measures and other working conditions may play in their favor. This needs to be highlighted in order to encourage many more women to work in ICT. However, our results also suggest that too many women still suffer gender-based discrimination, work-life balance conflicts, and serious difficulties in being promoted. This also needs to be addressed if we are to improve the numbers of women in ICT.
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• dc.identifier.citation Vergés N, Freude L, Almeda E, González AM. Women working in ICT: situation and possibilities of progress in Catalonia and Spain. Gender, Technology and Development. 2021;25(3):275-93. DOI: 10.1080/09718524.2021.1969783
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09718524.2021.1969783
• dc.identifier.issn 0971-8524
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/60723
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Taylor & Francis
• dc.relation.ispartof Gender, Technology and Development. 2021;25(3):275-293
• dc.rights © This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Gender, Technology And Development on 2021 Sep 27, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09718524.2021.1969783.
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• dc.subject.keyword Gender
• dc.subject.keyword ICT
• dc.subject.keyword Inclusion
• dc.subject.keyword Exclusion
• dc.subject.keyword Work-life balance
• dc.title Women working in ICT: situation and possibilities of progress in Catalonia and Spain
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
• dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion