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Issue title: Digital government and gender
Guest editors: Mila Gasco-Hernandez, Giorgia Nesti, Maria Cucciniello and Yenisel Gulatee
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Arshad, Samana | Khurram, Sobiab; *
Affiliations: [a] Department of Economics, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan | [b] Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Sobia Khurram, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan. Tel.: +92 3004832300; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: This paper investigates the continuous usage intention of an e-government service from the digital divide perspective, particularly the gender differences. To find out whether the gender difference exists, the case of income tax e-filing service of Pakistan was taken, and the data was collected by means of an online survey from citizens who have previously used tax e-filing service (N = 401). The collected data was analyzed using Welch’s t-test in IBM SPSS v.20. The findings revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between men and women with regards to continuance intention to use income tax e-filing service. Specifically, men are more likely to continue usage than women probably because women are more influenced by their social circle and the ease of use of system while men majorly prefer to use a system for its functional benefits and/or performance. This study contributes to the body of knowledge as the research in the area of gender gap in the e-government usage particularly in a developing country context is scarce. Finally, the results are discussed in the light of the previous research and some practical implications are also provided.
Keywords: e-government, gender gap, digital divide, tax e-filing, Pakistan
DOI: 10.3233/IP-200297
Journal: Information Polity, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 147-155, 2021
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