Women and the gig economy: "Every job you have is essentially the last one"

2018-03-24T07:55:08-06:00

Marketplace - 3/23/2018 - Peter Balonon-Rosen and Kimberly Adams - The "gig economy" is far more than just Uber and Lyft drivers. Those two words can include musicians and graphic designers working one-off jobs, people getting cleaning or delivery work via apps, or people selling goods on sites like Etsy or eBay. A recent Marketplace-Edison Research Poll found that only 39 percent of gig workers are women. While there are more men than women in the overall workforce, the disparity worsens in the gig economy. So we gathered a group of women with different gig economy experiences to chat with us about the gig economy. Read more @ https://www.marketplace.org/2018/03/23/ ... ig-economy

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Women and the gig economy: "Every job you have is essentially the last one"