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

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 201...

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Main Authors:	Viollaz, Mariana, Winkler, Hernan
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER GAP DIGITAL ECONOMY INTERNET LABOR MARKET MOBILE PHONE BROADBAND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/282451584107082621/Does-the-Internet-Reduce-Gender-Gaps-The-Case-of-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33443

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spelling	okr-10986-334432022-09-20T00:11:19Z Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan Viollaz, Mariana Winkler, Hernan FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER GAP DIGITAL ECONOMY INTERNET LABOR MARKET MOBILE PHONE BROADBAND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 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. 2020-03-19T17:30:32Z 2020-03-19T17:30:32Z 2020-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/282451584107082621/Does-the-Internet-Reduce-Gender-Gaps-The-Case-of-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33443 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9183 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Jordan
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spellingShingle	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION GENDER GAP DIGITAL ECONOMY INTERNET LABOR MARKET MOBILE PHONE BROADBAND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Viollaz, Mariana Winkler, Hernan Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
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description	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.
format	Working Paper
author	Viollaz, Mariana Winkler, Hernan
author_facet	Viollaz, Mariana Winkler, Hernan
author_sort	Viollaz, Mariana
title	Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan
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
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/282451584107082621/Does-the-Internet-Reduce-Gender-Gaps-The-Case-of-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33443
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Does the Internet Reduce Gender Gaps? : The Case of Jordan

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