Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/336934 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal for Labour Market Research [ISSN:] 2510-5027 [Volume:] 59 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 17 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 1-12
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This study analyses gender disparity in a highly skilled labour force within the modern knowledge-based economy. It explores the global gender pay disparity among software developers, examining structural barriers like the "glass ceiling" and "sticky floor" effects across different economic and geographical regions. Using quantile regression and Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, the research analyses countries based on the World Bank classification to understand variations. The study reveals a moderate gender pay gap of 8.8% in High-Income countries, in contrast to 36.6% in lower-middle-income countries and a pronounced 47.9% in South Asia. Further, the study establishes the presence of a glass ceiling phenomenon among high-income and upper-middle-income countries in contrast to the sticky floor effect in lower-middle-income countries. Moreover, the study identifies that the unexplained component is higher in Non-High-Income countries than in High-Income countries. The study emphasises the need for Lower-Middle-Income regions, especially in South Asia, to adopt strategies from High-Income countries to create a more equitable workplace.
Subjects: 
Gender gap
Glass ceiling
Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition
Quantile regression
Software developers
JEL: 
J16
J31
J71
R23
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Document Type: 
Article

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