The Demand for Digital Skills: Gender Gaps Across Occupations and Management Roles

Employers increasingly demand digital skills for managerial positions in Switzerland. A new Advance whitepaper in collaboration with the University of Zurich and Kanton Zurich reveals that the digital skill gap between women and men is particularly evident in more complex digital skills. What does this mean for the future of managerial positions in Switzerland?

Discover what a decade of Swiss job ads reveals about how gender gaps in digital skills demand have evolved over time, and still persist, at a moment when AI technologies may be reshaping demand for digital work. Explore how structural barriers continue to limit women’s progression - and find out what you - as organizations, educators, policymakers, and women - can do to accelerate change and close the digital skills gap. Together, let's create and expand opportunities including all talent.

Published June 2026 by Advance - Gender Equality in Business in collaboration with the University of Zurich and the support of the Office for Economy of the Canton of Zurich

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