An emerging new employment opportunity
Launch of World Development Report 2016 and related LIRNEasia Research
Hilton Residencies
06 December 2016
Helani Galpaya, Suthaharan Perampalam & Laleema Senanayake
Research report: Digital platforms and women’s work in Sri Lanka and India
We know from our previous qualitative work that women see online work and the flexibility it entails as a way to earn their own income while balancing childcare and other domestic responsibilities. However, many barriers and challenges remain to women’s participation in the online workplace, including gender gaps in internet connectivity and digital skills, as well as constraining social norms.
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