Ireland has Europe’s largest gender gap in advanced digital skills use at work

Men in Ireland are over twice as likely as women to use advanced digital skills at work, finds new research from the ESRI-Block W joint research programme.

The report launch coincides with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Workers use different types of digital skills in their jobs, ranging from: 

• basic tasks (such as internet use and spreadsheets), to
• advanced tasks (including programming, machine learning, artificial intelligence tools, and IT system management).

While gender gaps in advanced digital work are evident across Europe, Ireland stands out as having the largest gap. In Ireland, men are twice as likely to use advanced digital skills at work as women. This raises concerns about the underutilisation of women’s digital skills, despite Ireland’s strong tech sector and high levels of educational attainment.

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