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Our open-access book, “Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy” is now live: bit.ly/45BYVVk Published with @AmsterdamUPress, this work is a culmination of our 3year funding with @IDRC_CRDI @GillianDowie on #FutureOfWork in the #GlobalSouth.

On October 8th, we’re launching the Inclusive AI Group alongside @3Lmantra insightful book -From Pessimism to Promise. Join this global conversation on the future of AI. You can join in person or online! 👉 Register now: shorturl.at/w1awj

4. Recognise that the glass escalator effect is not equally accessible to all men in traditionally female-dominated jobs. 5.Situate the feminization of the platform economy within the framework of coloniality and caste power dynamics.

This highlights the need to: 1Historicize platform work. 2Understand it through the lenses of dignity, respectability, region, caste, class, and gender. 3Consider work conditions beyond the immediate context.

Excited to announce that FEMLAB team member Sai Amulya's paper, "Men in Beauty Care Work and Feminisation of Digital Labour Platforms," has been accepted for presentation at NCA'24! @Wits_SCIS 🎉 It explores how caste and gender shape beauty work in South Asia's platform economy.

Project Vaani: Under #BHASHINI, IISc to open source 16,000 hours of speech data Read the full story here: economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technolog… @GoI_MeitY @amitabhnag @iiscbangalore

The current approach has resulted in many African cities becoming testbeds for new, untested, and sometimes unregulated technologies, as governments strive to constantly "catch up" with current trends edgelands.institute/blog/moving-be… @EdgelandsInst

In #FemWork's final episode, we hear from @3Lmantra, @ShaikTgfwda & Jamil Wyne about how we can create a better #FutureOfWork: bit.ly/3UHUhjJ @IDRC_CRDI @UniUtrecht @TGPWU @JJNglobal @ilo @TowardsFairWork @HydUniv

'Children’s Digital Experiences in Indian Slums' by Kiran Vinod Bhatia departs from the rescue narratives of poor children and technologies, offering complex stories on how social identities and cultural norms influence their digital experiences. aup.nl/en/book/978904…

From regulatory complexities to algorithmic exploitation and gender disparities, we discuss how transformations in the digital economy continue to have implications on workers' rights. @ilo @JJNglobal @TowardsFairWork @HydUniv

Here's a teaser to episode 5 of our @IDRC_CRDI podcast #FemWork with @isha_bhallamudi & @truthfultrash. Full episode🔗: spoti.fi/3ykugPR #LabourRights #DigitalEconomy

All about workplace considerations—the myriad places where informal workers engage in labour—and how these affect workers’ identities & perceptions with @karishma__m__, @SalonieM, @speakerfit & Nikhil Reddy 🔊 bit.ly/44taC0m @sewa @IDRC_CRDI @OhioState @GeorgiaStateU

@IDRC_CRDI @ilo @JJNglobal @TowardsFairWork @HydUniv

Checked out our #FemWork podcast yet? In episode 3, we feature @usharaman & @AnilaBacker & discuss women’s unpaid domestic labour and the continued devaluation of women workers when they work in formal or even informal jobs. 🔊 spoti.fi/3Ufjx0n #feminism #RightToWork

Missed episode 1? Listen to it here: bit.ly/3Jgzj6l. Follow #FemWork on your favorite podcast app. @IDRC_CRDI @HydUniv @JJNglobal

What does it mean to distinguish work and workers into 'formal' and 'informal'? And how does the digital gig/platform economy exacerbate issues of labor #dignity? Listen to episode 2 of #FemWork with @usharaman & @sabinadewan: bit.ly/3vNwneq

In the digital age, does women’s work again remain invisible , are old gender barriers replicated? Check out this @FemlabC podcast

In episode 1 of #FemWork, we're unpacking the question: What is work, especially in the digital age. 🎤 @sosurie of @iihsin & Prof @3Lmantra: bit.ly/3Jgzj6l #FemWork #Work #WomensWork #DigitalLabour #GigEconomy #DigitalEconomy @UniUtrecht @IDRC_CRDI