Working women and digital competence in the spanish labor context

• Susana Agudo Prado ^[1] ; Beatriz Rodríguez-Ruiz ^[1] ; Marta García-Sampedro ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Oviedo

     Universidad de Oviedo

     Oviedo, España

     
• Localización: Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje: IEEE-RITA, ISSN 1932-8540, Vol. 16, Nº. 1, 2021, págs. 61-69
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The objective of this article focuses on the analysis of emerging technologies in the labour context. It explores working women’s perception on digital resources and devices as working tools and their use. It also assesses differences in usage based on the level of studies and makes a predictive analysis about women workers’ assessment, use and purpose types of digital devices and resources. The study involved three hundred and seven women with secondary studies and an average age of thirty-three years. They were randomly selected from the population of workers of a Spanish commercial company. The scale Emerging Technological Resources and Digital Competence, developed ad hoc , was applied to assess the level of digital literacy and the acquisition of digital competence (receiver-consumer and transmitter-creator). The results obtained through descriptive analysis, comparison of means and regression analysis indicate that workers have a medium level of knowledge about emerging technologies, while their participation and use in the work context is more limited. The educational level is a relevant factor in worker’s perception about emerging technologies. Women workers’ degree of knowledge, predicts a greater participation and use of devices and resources, what constitutes a satisfaction and success work factor. Some conclusions and implications for the practice, such as the necessity of expanding and improving women workers’ training, are derived from the study. This training should be intentional and planned so that women workers are able to acquire digital competence and benefit from the possibilities of digital resources.