Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia

The increase in female labor force participation is among the most salient economic and social transformations in the world over the last fifty years, and Latin America is no exception. In this regard, the gender gap in educational attainment has n...

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Main Authors:	Aramburu, Julian, Goicoechea, Ana
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION DIGITAL DIVIDE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY GENDER GAP CODING WORKSHOP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/320971616762538651/Coding-Bootcamps-for-Female-Digital-Employment-Evidence-from-a-Randomized-Control-Trial-in-Argentina-and-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35374

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spelling	okr-10986-353742021-06-14T09:55:52Z Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia Aramburu, Julian Goicoechea, Ana WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION DIGITAL DIVIDE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY GENDER GAP CODING WORKSHOP The increase in female labor force participation is among the most salient economic and social transformations in the world over the last fifty years, and Latin America is no exception. In this regard, the gender gap in educational attainment has not only narrowed, but it has reversed itself in most countries of the region. Despite this, two important gaps remain. First, wages of female workers are, on average, thirty percent lower than those of males. Second, a high degree of occupational and educational segregation remains, with men and women being concentrated in different fields of occupations and study. This study pilots a comprehensive female-targeted computer programming training (bootcamp) in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Bogotá, Colombia. Bootcamps have become a policy instrument to tackle the following two objectives. First, they provide training on coding skills at a time when the rapid spread of new digital technologies is increasing demand for such skills. Second, when training on coding skills is specifically targeted toward women, it reduces the gender gap in terms of access to effective training on coding skills. 2021-04-05T19:21:13Z 2021-04-05T19:21:13Z 2021 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/320971616762538651/Coding-Bootcamps-for-Female-Digital-Employment-Evidence-from-a-Randomized-Control-Trial-in-Argentina-and-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35374 English Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation in Focus; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Latin America & Caribbean Argentina Colombia
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topic	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION DIGITAL DIVIDE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY GENDER GAP CODING WORKSHOP
spellingShingle	WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION DIGITAL DIVIDE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY GENDER GAP CODING WORKSHOP Aramburu, Julian Goicoechea, Ana Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia
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description	The increase in female labor force participation is among the most salient economic and social transformations in the world over the last fifty years, and Latin America is no exception. In this regard, the gender gap in educational attainment has not only narrowed, but it has reversed itself in most countries of the region. Despite this, two important gaps remain. First, wages of female workers are, on average, thirty percent lower than those of males. Second, a high degree of occupational and educational segregation remains, with men and women being concentrated in different fields of occupations and study. This study pilots a comprehensive female-targeted computer programming training (bootcamp) in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Bogotá, Colombia. Bootcamps have become a policy instrument to tackle the following two objectives. First, they provide training on coding skills at a time when the rapid spread of new digital technologies is increasing demand for such skills. Second, when training on coding skills is specifically targeted toward women, it reduces the gender gap in terms of access to effective training on coding skills.
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author	Aramburu, Julian Goicoechea, Ana
author_facet	Aramburu, Julian Goicoechea, Ana
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title	Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia
title_short	Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia
title_full	Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia
title_fullStr	Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia
title_full_unstemmed	Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia
title_sort	coding bootcamps for female digital employment : evidence from a randomized control trial in argentina and colombia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/320971616762538651/Coding-Bootcamps-for-Female-Digital-Employment-Evidence-from-a-Randomized-Control-Trial-in-Argentina-and-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35374
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Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Argentina and Colombia

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