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10 June 2020

Platform Economy

Covid-19 and the Indian Platform Economy: Is there Room for Women?

The growing platform-based economy greatly benefitted India’s youth who looking for work in urban areas. This sector has been particularly attractive for women, though they still face many uncertainties and challenges. How has women’s participation and benefit from this sector changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic? In this new normal, is there still room for women gig workers? IWWAGE, with support from The Asia Foundation, invites you to join a webinar featuring speakers from Urban Company, the National Skills Development Council (NSDC), JustJobs Network, IDRC, and Team Lease to unpack some of these critical questions.

by Abhay Mathur, Gillian Dowie, Nandita Baruah, Rituparna Chakraborty, Ruchika Chaudhary, Sabina Dewan, Silky Raheja
Initiative For What Works To Advance Women And Girls In The Economy, International Development Research Centre, JustJobs Network, National Skills Development Corporation, TeamLease, The Asia Foundation, Urban Company
Digital Labour, Digital Workers, Gender Divide, Platform Economy, Policy, Women And Gig-work

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