… on the changing nature of work – now more than ever, flexibility is a foundational value, shaped by evolving needs … to us so we can balance both needs. One aspect key for flexibility is external care infrastructure – as you know …
… tasks or services. Such platforms can be seen to offer flexibility regarding when, how much and where one works. And … men. Yet their experiences indicate that the anticipated flexibility is not always delivered in practice. Of regular … a partner and children are less likely to benefit from the flexibility of platform work (see Figure 1); Such women are …
… engage in platform work. But who truly benefits from the flexibility? And who bears the disproportionate costs of it? Has flexibility become a cover story for the normalisation of … in order to gain an additional income as it offers more flexibility to combine work with household tasks or family …