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Gender, AI, and Digital Skills

A global research initiative that examines the gendered impact of changing education and skill requirements in the face of technological transformation.

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A collaborative research initiative studying how digital platform work can enhance women’s economic empowerment and build gender-inclusive labor markets in the Global South.

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Technology and Work in a Post-Pandemic World

This section consolidates early research on the nexus of COVID-19, technology and the world of work, illuminating key policy questions for the months and years to come.

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Blogs and Multimedia

Blog
27 October 2023
Tech And Work

The Western and Northern Perspective of Curricula reformulation in the 4IR

This blog was originally published by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law at Strathmore University as part of the IDRC-funded Gender, AI, and Digital Skills project.

by Natasha Karanja
 
 
Blog
27 September 2023
Tech And Work

How can African states respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) ? Assessing the readiness of Africa’s education system to produce human capital for 4IR

This blog was originally published by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law at Strathmore University as part of the IDRC-funded Gender, AI, and Digital Skills project.

by Natasha Karanja
 
 
Podcast
08 August 2022
Platform Economy

The Gig Podcast Episode 2: Taxi Wars

The Gig is about the women and men who work in the so-called 'gig economy' worldwide. They find work through online platforms, and will tell us why we all need to be concerned about the real future of work. Season…

by Bama Athreya
 
 
Video
05 April 2022
Platform Economy

The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: Women’s Gig Work in Thailand, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka

This webinar brought together experts from Thailand, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka to explore various opportunities and costs to women engaging in gig work, how flexibility plays out in the platform economy, and the impact of COVID-19 on women gig workers.

by JustJobs Network
 
Digital Labour, Platform Economy, Women And Gig-work, Women In Work  
Podcast
14 March 2022
Platform Economy

The Gig Sisters Episode 2: Pedicures and Penalties

In this episode of The Gig Sisters Podcast, we speak to three women beauty workers from India to understand how they coped with the effects of the pandemic.

by Mukta Naik, Prerna Seth, Sabina Dewan
Centre For Policy Research  
COVID-19, Digital Platforms, Digital Workers, Gig Economy, Gig Workers, Platform Economy, Platform Workers, Women  

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