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Gender and Anticipatory Labour in the Gig Economy: How Employability Is Unequally Performed by Women and Men on Project‐Based Platforms

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Work mediated by digital labour platforms is often framed as flexible and autonomous, yet accessing paid tasks commonly requires extensive unpaid effort. Drawing on 65 qualitative interviews with Australian workers on project‐based platforms (including Airtasker, Fiverr and Freelancer), we develop the concept of anticipatory labour: the unpaid,
Brendan Churchill, Kate Dangar, Asangi Mira Gunawansa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Transformation and the Gig Economy for Young Females in Pakistan: A Qualitative Perspective

JISR Management and Social Sciences & Economics
Due to the rapid development of the digital era, the gig economy is becoming a realistic option. This study aims to identify challenges and opportunities related to digital transformation issues in the gig economy for young female freelancers in ...
Azeema Begum Azeema, Rubab Malik Rubab
doaj   +1 more source

A Plea for the Need to Investigate the Health Effects of Gig-Economy. [PDF]

Front Public Health, 2021
Freni-Sterrantino A, Salerno V.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Disruption of Taxi and Limousine Markets by Digital Platform Corporations in Western Europe and the United States: Responses of Business Associations, Labor Unions, and Other Interest Groups [PDF]

, 2019
The entry of digital platform corporations, such as Uber, Lyft, and Taxify, into established taxi and limousine markets has severely challenged organized interest groups on both sides of the capital-labor divide as well as public policymakers who ...
Pernicka, Susanne
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Gig Economy in Europe

Italian Labour Law e-Journal, 2019
Italian Labour Law e-Journal, Vol 12, No 2 (2019)
openaire   +2 more sources

Gendered Attitudes or Structural Barriers? Men Front Line Workers' Perspectives on What Keeps Men out of Paid Care Work in Australia

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender segregation in paid care work offers a critical lens for understanding how gender inequality is reproduced in contemporary societies. While much research has explained men's absence from paid care through cultural and identity‐based accounts, less has been done to examine the structural mechanisms that sustain the feminisation of care ...
Steven Roberts, Elsie Foeken, Karla Elliott, Riikka Prattes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Riddle Me This: What Does the COVID-19 Crisis, Helping Behavior, Temporality, Work Interruptions, and the Gig Economy Have in Common? They Are GOM's 2021 Best Papers! [PDF]

Group Organ Manag, 2022
Griep Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Neonatal and Child Growth Monitoring: A Renewed Call for Uptake and Application of International Growth Standards

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The Guidance for International Growth Standards (GIGS) project aims to improve and promote appropriate application of international growth standards across clinical, research and public health settings. Design A guidance document providing historical and conceptual context to support the appropriate application of international ...
Eric O. Ohuma, Bancy Ngatia, Simon Parker, Sara Strout, Linda Vesel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Gig Economy and Its Impact on Women in Iraq

Global Labour Journal
The gig economy has significantly transformed Iraq’s labour market, creating new opportunities for women while also exposing persistent inequalities.
Hawra Milani, Zahra Shah, Rikke Bjerg Jensen   +2 more
doaj  

Health Implications in Regards to the Changing Nature of Work [PDF]

, 2018
This theoretical paper is relevant to nontraditional workers, traditional employees, and businesses searching for ways to enhance workers’ health and well-being.
Kalis, Carly E.
core   +1 more source