The women are underrepresented in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector of Moldova. They occupy only 31% of the posts in this sector and only 19% of the digital jobs. Also, they hold posts that are paid less and require lower qualifications, IPN reports.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the gender pay gap in the ICT sector is the widest in the national economy and in 2017 reached 33%.

The employees in the ICT sector represent 3.6% of the total number of salary earners, coming to 25,700 persons. Half of ten ICT sector employees work in information technology, two in electronic communications and three in dispatching, trade, services and the ICT industry.

Some 61% of ten ICT sector employees are younger than 35, 24% are aged between 36 and 50 and over 15% are older than 51. Most of the persons working in this sector have higher education.