AbstractLanguage gender differences at work have been widely described though hardly measured. The object of this study is whether there are gender differences in the use of language skills at work and what those differences are. A gender gap measure of linguistic skills used at work is presented and computed for 21 countries using data from the first round of the Survey of Adult Skills (n = 109 695). On the basis of the 21st-century literacy needs at work approach, we compound five one-skill indicators: use of oral skills, use of reading skills, use of writing skills, use of numeracy skills, and use of ICT skills. Gender differences are quantified in relative terms controlling for occupations’ gross categories. We provide a piece of evidence for a language gender gap at work in favor of men for all language skills analyzed; there are, however, differences by country and occupational categories.

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经合组织国家工作中的语言性别差距

摘要工作中的语言性别差异虽然难以衡量，但已被广泛描述。本研究的目的是在工作中使用语言技能是否存在性别差异以及这些差异是什么。使用第一轮成人技能调查（n = 109 695）的数据，提出并计算了 21 个国家在工作中使用的语言技能的性别差距衡量标准。根据 21 世纪工作中的识字需求方法，我们复合了五个单一技能指标：口语技能的使用、阅读技能的使用、写作技能的使用、计算技能的使用和 ICT 技能的使用。性别差异是在控制职业总类别的相对术语中量化的。我们提供了一个证据，证明工作中的语言性别差距在分析的所有语言技能方面都有利于男性；然而，有