Assessment of female telework scope in the conditions of digital economy

Abstract

The article focuses on the issues of telework assessment in the conditions of digital economy. The study aims to identify the methodological approaches to the research into female telework scope and elaborate recommendations for developing state mechanisms of such assessment. The study was based on benchmarking and content-analysis of open information about vacancies, published on Internet portals of commercial and state employment agencies ("Work in Russia", HeadHunter.ru). The subject of the content analysis was the information on the total number and scope of vacancies by Russian regions, special emphasis being on the proportion of telework vacancies. Compiled a rating of Russia's regions by the share of telework vacancies in the total labor demand. Proposed solutions to the problem of developing a mechanism for collecting qualitative information on female telework segment, given the best foreign practices.