Even in emerging job economies, a gender pay gap is evident, and new research points to women’s lower pay expectations.
Amid pandemic-related job losses or furloughs, gig work has boomed. Instacart, DoorDash and UberEats have seen increases in those signing up to work for their platforms, and women whose careers have been affected by the pandemic make up a large percentage, CBS News reports.
But even when the work atmosphere is anonymous and flexible, there’s a disparity in pay among women and men, according to a recent study. In examining online microtask platforms, with more than 22,000 workers and almost 5 million microtasks, researchers found women’s hourly earnings were 10.5% lower than men’s.
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