Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan

Autores
Viollaz, Mariana; Winkler, Hernán Jorge
Año de publicación
2021
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This article investigates the link between digital technologies and female labor market outcomes in a country with one of the largest gender disparities. It exploits the massive roll-out of mobile broadband technology in Jordan between 2010 and 2016 to identify the effect of internet adoption on labor force participation. Using panel data at the individual level with rich information on labor market outcomes, internet use and gender-biased social norms, the article finds that internet adoption increases female labor force participation but has no effect on male labor force participation. The increase in online job search explains some -- but not all -- of the total increase in female labor force participation. Only older and skilled women experience an increase in employment in response to having internet access. The internet also reduces the prevalence of gender-biased social norms, early marriage and fertility.
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Materia
Ciencias Económicas
Internet
Labor Market
Gender
Middle East
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
title Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
spellingShingle Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
Viollaz, Mariana
Ciencias Económicas
Internet
Labor Market
Gender
Middle East
title_short Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
title_full Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
title_fullStr Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
title_full_unstemmed Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
title_sort Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Viollaz, Mariana
Winkler, Hernán Jorge
author Viollaz, Mariana
author_facet Viollaz, Mariana
Winkler, Hernán Jorge
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author2 Winkler, Hernán Jorge
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Económicas
Internet
Labor Market
Gender
Middle East
topic Ciencias Económicas
Internet
Labor Market
Gender
Middle East
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This article investigates the link between digital technologies and female labor market outcomes in a country with one of the largest gender disparities. It exploits the massive roll-out of mobile broadband technology in Jordan between 2010 and 2016 to identify the effect of internet adoption on labor force participation. Using panel data at the individual level with rich information on labor market outcomes, internet use and gender-biased social norms, the article finds that internet adoption increases female labor force participation but has no effect on male labor force participation. The increase in online job search explains some -- but not all -- of the total increase in female labor force participation. Only older and skilled women experience an increase in employment in response to having internet access. The internet also reduces the prevalence of gender-biased social norms, early marriage and fertility.
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas
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