IDLab Workshop

September 6, IDLab hosted an academic seminar that brought together experts from the University of Vigo and lab staff to discuss a new study presented by lead researcher Elena Shakina. The study, co-authored with Angel Barajas and Natalia Volkova, was titled “Women and Men in Tech: Jobseeker's Contributions to Gender Wage Gap” and focused on the role of jobseekers in forming the gender wage gap in the IT sector.

Researchers analyzed data from over 152,000 resumes using the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method to identify factors contributing to this gap. They found that women's salary expectations are often lower than men's, which is related to their perception of their own qualifications and experience. It turned out that proficiency in programming languages such as C and Java significantly influences women's assessments of their salaries, indicating potential limitations for women in IT.

The seminar sparked active discussions among participants and highlighted the importance of further research in the area of gender gap and labor economics."