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Ludivine Martin of the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) presented an UNTANGLED paper titled “Gender differences in job tasks and skill mismatch: A European analysis” at the 39th Applied Microeconomics Days (Journées de Microéconomie Appliquée, JMA) in Strasbourg on 8-9 June.
The paper, part of an UNTANGLED report titled: Gender gaps in skills, tasks, and employment outcomes, uses worker-level data from the European Working Condition Survey (EWCS) to examine gender gaps in tasks, both between and within occupations. The analysis reveals that from 2005 to 2015 over-skilling decreased, while under-skilling increased, for both men and women. These changes can be attributed in part to the expansion of non-routine cognitive occupations (analytical and interpersonal) driven by digitalisation. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that women who perform non-routine cognitive tasks, including analytical and interpersonal tasks, are more likely to be under-skilled and less likely to be over-skilled. In contrast, among men these patterns are observed primarily in non-routine analytical tasks.
The details and the programme of the JME conference, organised by the Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), can be found here.
Hauret, L., Martin, L., Lewandowski, P., Palczyńska, M., Šalamon, N. (2023). Gender gaps in skills, tasks, and employment outcomes (Deliverable 5.3). Leuven: UNTANGLED project 1001004776 – H2020.
