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Women in gig economy work less in the evenings

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
AbstractWomen have been systematically disadvantaged in the labour market. This could be explained by a complex association of factors, such as the lower speed of women’s professional growth within companies, their under-representation in management positions, and the unequal distribution of caregiving and housework between men and women.
Sofia Dokuka   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Variable grouping patterns in primates: A test of the better competitor hypothesis in male Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Intraspecific variation in social organization (IVSO) within primate populations can arise due to male mating competition. Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) populations exhibit both single‐male and multi‐male groups, providing an opportunity to examine the relationship between male competitive ability and social organization.
Lemeng Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Precarious employment and its relation to mental well-being in the gig economy: comparing main and supplementary workers

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the association between precarious employment (PE) and mental well-being and examines the mediating role of five intrinsic quality of work (IQW) dimensions: autonomy, physical demands, work intensity, skill discretion,
Elief Vandevenne   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Job demands-resources on digital gig platforms and counterproductive work behavior

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionWith the rapid expansion of digital gig platforms, counterproductive work behavior among gig workers has become increasingly prominent, adversely impacting the platform’s reputation, operational efficiency, and user experience.
Shanshan Zhao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Redescription of the cranial morphology of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the Pleistocene of Brazil using x‐ray computed tomography

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Amphisbaenians (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) are fossorial reptiles with highly specialized cranial morphology, yet their fossil record is frequently limited by fragmentary preservation. This study provides a detailed osteological redescription of the skulls of Amphisbaena braestrupi and Amphisbaena laurenti from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa ...
Carolina L. Paiva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

KONSEP FLEKSIBILITAS DALAM GIG WORKER DAN PENGARUHNYA PADA KINERJA PERUSAHAAN JASA: LITERATURE REVIEW

open access: yesJ@ti Undip: Jurnal Teknik Industri
Ekonomi gig merupakan fenomena dalam bidang pekerjaan baru yang muncul akibat dorongan tren digitalisasi. Orang yang melakukan pekerjaan berbasis gig ekonomi disebut sebagai gig worker.
Nopia Tarigas, Markus Hartono
doaj   +1 more source

New Face of Job Quality Challenge in India: Gig Worker Studies

open access: yesJournal of Indonesian Applied Economics, 2023
Purpose This research aims to describe the gig worker challenge and opportunity including job quality in India remembering that gig work is spreading rapidly among nations and has been the source of earning for most of the destitute population ...
Farhat Haque, Abdul Rahman Dard
doaj   +1 more source

Worker solidarity among gig and precarious workers

open access: yes, 2023
This chapter provides examples of how the inherent contradictions of the labour process in the gig economy provide the potential for the emergence of solidarity and resistance even in the ‘brave new world’ of the platform economy and of the mechanisms ...
Tassinari, Arianna, Maccarrone, Vincenzo
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Conceptualizing algorithmic inequality and future agenda. An annual review of information science and technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The issue of inequality caused by algorithms, termed ‘algorithmic inequality’, has recently attracted scholarly attention in many disciplines due to its profound implications for society. While the body of literature on algorithmic inequality has grown, there remains a lack of comprehensive understanding of its nature, drivers, and impact ...
Shiwei Jia, Jia Tina Du, Hui Yan
wiley   +1 more source

The health of workers in the global gig economy

open access: yesGlobalization and Health, 2018
Background The “gig” economy connects consumers with contractors (or workers) through online platform businesses to perform tasks (or “gigs”). This innovation in technology provides businesses and consumers access to low-cost, on-demand labour, but gig ...
Uttam Bajwa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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