The influence of digital platforms on gig workers: A systematic literature review by Farah Diba Almayanda Alauddin, Aini Aman, Mohd Fahmi Ghazali, Sity Daud

“…Thematic analysis revealed 12 key themes that capture the complex influence of digital platforms on gig workers, suggesting that platforms offer both opportunities and challenges. …”
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Guest Editorial: The Gig Economy and Women Workers in the Middle East by Stella Morgana

“…How are ordinary women gig workers re-imagining their tech lives and challenging unwritten rules, patriarchy and lack of access to the labour market? …”
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The widening gender wage gap in the gig economy in China: the impact of digitalisation by Jiachen Han, Mingming Li, Shi Li, Yingying Hu

“…Utilising the China Labour Dynamics Survey data from 2014, 2016, and 2018, and applying the Bourguignon, Fournier, and Gurgand model to correct selection bias, this study reveals that, digitalisation has exacerbated gender wage gaps, with the wage growth of female gig workers significantly lagging behind their male counterparts, especially among married and older cohorts. …”
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The “Daily Digital”: (Re)imagining Technology in Home-Based Women’s Gig Work in Egypt. by Laila Mourad

“…Based on fieldwork conducted in Egypt in 2022 and 2023 with 25 home-based online food vendors, I demonstrate how women gig workers use their socially reproductive knowledges and relationalities to transform technology into a versatile tool for navigating and overcoming structural, material and social barriers, while (re)claiming and redefining their agency and mobility. …”
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