Characteristics of Digital Technologies and Gender Inequality at Work

数字技术的特征和工作中的性别不平等

• 批准号: 442236280
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Martin Abraham
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Lehrstuhl für Soziologie und Empirische Sozialforschung
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Priority Programmes
• 资助国家: 德国
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/442236280?language=en
• 关键词: Characteristics; Digital; Technologies; Gender; Inequality

Digitalisation at the workplace has developed rapidly in the past decade and has transformed the nature of work for many jobs. Past research has shown that digitalisation affects groups in the labour market differently, thus producing winners and losers in the labour market. However, it is still unclear when and how women and men are affected differently by this process. The empirical literature existing, thus far, is based on few studies that are difficult to compare, and show inconsistent results. One reason for these inconclusive results stems from the fact that digital technology is either measured on a very abstract or by looking only at one very specific job or technology. However, it seems plausible that different types of digital technology have different effects on different types of employees. Against this backdrop, we introduce a theoretically driven typology of digital technology, assuming that different types of technology have different effects on the employment characteristics of men and women. We distinguish four types of digital technologies that result from two core dimensions: (a) does the (new) technology require a (substantial) investment in human capital by the employee, and (b) is the technology linking employees in some way or is it focussed only on the single employee. Hence, our research question is when and how do different types of digital technology at the workplace affect men and women differently. Therefore, the aim is to investigate the allocation of technology to gender, gender differences in the responses to technology implementation at workplaces, and outcomes of technology implementation on labour market positions. The proposed project will fill this research gap, first, by focusing on the four different types of digital technology, which allows for a more detailed analysis and makes comparison of technologies possible. Based on this, second, we analyse gender differences in terms of the allocation of digital transformation in the labour market. Specifically, whether self-selection processes or discrimination regarding gender-technology associations might influence systematic gender inequalities is scrutinised. Third, we explore the question of gendered responses to the implementation of digital technologies. Fourth, this study contributes to the research gap regarding how potential gender differences in the allocation of digital technologies, their perception and their adaptation to these technologies relate to individual and labour market outcomes. Thus, this study contributes to the Priority Program’s 2267 goal, the analysis of the systemic digital transformation, on various levels: first, by comparing different technologies in this transformation process, second, by analysing gendered norms as influencing this process, and, third, by focusing on the question of how digital technologies permeate gendered work systems.

过去十年，工作场所数字化发展迅速，改变了许多工作的工作性质。过去的研究表明，数字化对劳动力市场中的群体产生了不同的影响，从而产生了劳动力市场的赢家和输家。迄今为止，尚不清楚女性和男性在何时以及如何受到这一过程的不同影响。迄今为止，现有的实证文献基于一些难以比较的研究，并且显示出这些不确定结果的原因之一是以下事实：数字技术要么以非常抽象的方式来衡量，要么以然而，不同类型的数字技术对不同类型的员工有不同的影响似乎是合理的。在此背景下，我们引入了一种理论上驱动的数字技术类型，假设不同类型的技术。我们从两个核心维度区分了四种类型的数字技术：（a）（新）技术是否需要员工对人力资本进行（大量）投资，以及（ b) 是以某种方式连接员工的技术还是因此，我们的研究问题是工作场所中不同类型的数字技术何时以及如何对男性和女性产生不同的影响。因此，目的是调查技术对性别的分配以及工作场所中的性别差异。拟议的项目将填补这一研究空白，首先，通过关注四种不同类型的数字技术，可以进行更详细的分析和比较。基于此，第二，我们分析性别。具体来说，我们系统地审查了自我选择过程或性别技术关联方面的歧视是否会影响性别不平等。第三，我们探讨了对数字化实施的性别反应问题。第四，这项研究有助于填补关于数字技术中潜在的性别差异、他们的看法以及他们对这些技术的适应如何与个人和劳动力市场结果相关的研究空白。因此，这项研究有助于优先计划的 2267。目标是在各个层面上对系统性数字化转型进行分析：首先，比较此转型过程中的不同技术，其次，分析影响此过程的性别规范，第三，关注数字技术如何渗透的问题性别化的工作系统。