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March 8, 2021
The gig economy in Africa has grown significantly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, serving as a stopgap for consumers when businesses shut down during lockdowns, and offering employment for those shut out from formal and even informal opportunities.
But women are being prevented from taking full advantage of these opportunities, because of the ways in which long-standing gender disparities are manifesting themselves in digital platforms.
A new project by Caribou Digital bears this out. Through interviews and participatory videos, the digital economy research and advisory firm collected the experiences of people who earn their living on digital platforms to understand how the Covid-19 pandemic has shaped their experience. The project forms part of their ongoing research, supported by the Mastercard Foundation, into “platform livelihood.”
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Commentary: The gig economy – a surprise boost from the pandemic and in Singapore, it’s not going anywhere Delivering food or ride-hailing jobs may have a poor reputation as unstable and low-skilled but NUS economist Sumit Agarwal says it is important especially when times are tough.
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Commentary: The likelihood of stagflation just got higher A K-shaped recovery is underway. Those with stable jobs will fare well, but those unemployed or working blue-collar and service jobs won’t, says Nouriel Roubini.
People wait in line at the St Clements Food Pantry for food during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, on Dec 11, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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NEW YORK CITY: The US economy’s K-shaped recovery is underway. Those with stable full-time jobs, benefits and a financial cushion are faring well as stock markets climb to new highs.