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… decision-making roles, left out of certain sectors of the economy, primarily responsible for unpaid care work, paid …

… ILO International Labour Organization ISOC Digital Economy and Society JRC Joint Research Centre LGBTQI [1] …

… responsible and thereby reduce gender inequalities in the economy overall [1] . Technology and the healthcare sector …

… examined how the emergence of platform work and the gig economy has to some extent shifted the traditional power … With the employment status of workers in the platform economy shifting towards that of ‘independent contractor’, … highlighted ways in which women engaged in the platform economy are exposed to a risk of violence from users. This is …

… an array of opportunities for European society and the economy, but they also pose new challenges. The increasing …

… products and services, a more sustainable and eco-friendly economy, and better informed public policies. However, …

… 2017). Recent studies suggest that the platform economy is not an easy remedy for the gender pay gap … Prolific) (ILO, 2018c). Just as in the traditional economy, a small gender pay gap may hide a number of …

… One may be that women in ICT – as in in the rest of the economy – have primary responsibility for home and family …

… digitalisation in two dynamic and growing segments of the economy: the ICT sector and platform work. ICT jobs offer … Work-related discrimination in the highly diverse platform economy is a complex, multifaceted topic, with outcomes often … is ensured through their main jobs in the traditional economy, but here women are observed to have less social …

… patterns of gender segregation in the broader economy. Definition of platform work There are many … the ICT sector have increased in importance in the overall economy and secured their status as providing well-paid, … platforms could support women’s employment The platform economy [1]  in the EU is, as yet, a relatively small …

… to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the EU economy. Notably, a range of time-consuming or physically …

… et al., 2017) and the EU Digital Scoreboard (Digital Economy and Society Index, Women in Digital (WiD)), the … Scoreboard monitors women’s participation in the digital economy. Its second dimension looks at women’s internet use … which there is significant demand in the European digital economy. Both types of skills are increasingly essential in …

… digital performance of the EU is measured by the Digital Economy and Society Index, which brings together a set of … between the Gender Equality Index and the Digital Economy and Society Index shows that societies with greater … and men also perform better in the area of the digital economy (Figure 27), which is vital for sustainable economic …

… communication on the European agenda for the collaborative economy (June 2016), the Commission provided guidance for … on the application of existing EU rules to the platform economy, including fair working conditions, and adequate and …

… on the labour market and the types of skills needed in the economy and society (European Commission, 2019c). The …