AI and digital technology: gender gaps in higher education
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- dc.contributor.author Conde-Ruiz, José Ignacio
- dc.contributor.author Ganuza, Juan José
- dc.contributor.author García, Manu
- dc.contributor.author Victoria, Carlos
- dc.contributor.other Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa
- dc.date.accessioned 2024-11-14T10:09:48Z
- dc.date.available 2024-11-14T10:09:48Z
- dc.date.issued 2024-05-02
- dc.date.modified 2024-11-14T10:09:23Z
- dc.description.abstract This article examines gender gaps in higher education in Spain from 1985 to 2023 in the context of technological advancements, particularly digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI). We identify significant disparities, with women over represented in health-related fields and underrepresented in STEM disciplines. This imbalance is concerning as STEM fields offer better employment prospects and higher salaries. We analyze university degrees' exposure to technological change through Routine Task Intensity (RTI) and AI exposure indices. Our findings show that women are more enrolled in degrees with high RTI, prone to automation, and less in degrees with high AI exposure, likely to benefit from technological advancements. This suggests technological change could widen existing labor market gender gaps. To address this, we recommend policies to boost female participation in STEM fields and adapt educational curricula to reduce routine tasks and enhance AI complementarities, ensuring equitable labor market outcomes amid technological change.
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- dc.identifier https://econ-papers.upf.edu/ca/paper.php?id=1890
- dc.identifier.citation
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/68611
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.relation.ispartofseries Economics and Business Working Papers Series; 1890
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- dc.subject.keyword gender gaps
- dc.subject.keyword artificial intelligence
- dc.subject.keyword higher education
- dc.subject.keyword stem
- dc.subject.keyword technological change
- dc.subject.keyword self-actualization.
- dc.subject.keyword Business Economics and Industrial Organization
- dc.title AI and digital technology: gender gaps in higher education
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- dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper