Comparing access to a computer at work among men and women in Latin America

The orange sections of the bars represent jobs with an available computer at work, while the light blue sections represent jobs where a computer is not available at the workplace.

We can observe that in the case of jobs exposed to potential automation, most such occupations are already digitized, with the exception of countries with lower income (no buffer from negative effects). The plot also shows that these automation-exposed jobs are disproportionately held by women.

The situation is visibly different for occupations with augmentation potential. First, the distribution of such jobs is more equal among women and men. Additionally, the shares of jobs that do not use a computer at work are more evenly distributed between men and women. The light blue zones (jobs with no computer at work) highlight the transformation potential that cannot be realized due to limitations in digital infrastructure (a bottleneck to a productive transformation).