The Study on The Forthcoming Opportunities and the Possibility of Diversity Gap Reduction in Women Gigs (South India)

Authors

  • Tannishtha Pandey  Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Bhavya KB  Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Dr. Matha Rajesh  Assistant Professor, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST2295191

Keywords:

Gig workers, Gender gap, Gigians, women gig, Platform workers, and freelancer

Abstract

Little emphasis has been given to the obstacles that women encounter while looking for gig work, despite the contribution of the gig economy to India’s economic growth is significant. The women’s workforce in India ranges from 16% to 28% at the moment. It represents less than half of the global average. Despite the flexibility that the gig economy provides involvement in the gig economy is still low, currently around 28%, according to the Taskmo Gig Index (TGI). The existing literature has yet to investigate the exact causes for the Diversity gap as to why women are not opting for Gig. This study is to fill that void by examining the employment relationship through the eyes of Gig workers as well as employers. The study was investigated using a quantitative survey methodology. According to the study, we found that there is a possibility to reduce the diversity gap in Gig workers, by implementing proper Government laws and Company policies that are usually given to traditional workers.

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2022-12-30

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Volume 9, Issue 6, November-December-2022

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Tannishtha Pandey, Bhavya KB, Dr. Matha Rajesh, " The Study on The Forthcoming Opportunities and the Possibility of Diversity Gap Reduction in Women Gigs (South India), International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 9, Issue 6, pp.106-113, November-December-2022. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST2295191