From how we buy groceries and hail a cab, to how we access various household services, technology is transforming the way we live and work. Platforms that digitally mediate the provision of goods and services are creating new opportunities and challenges in the world of work. Do the benefits outweigh the costs? Is this form of digitalisation creating good quality jobs? And can platform jobs change the gendered norms of work that exist offline to increase women’s labour force participation?
At the CPR Dialogues 2022 panel on ‘Digital Ecosystems and Female Labour Force Participation’, Ayesha Zainudeen, Sabina Dewan, Himanshu Wardhan, Devesh Taneja & Mukta Naik addressed some of the most pressing questions on the emerging ecosystem of digital work.
