For future economic growth, invest in careBama Athreya and Jamille Bigio, Opinion, The Hill (November 12, 2023)Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 2023
Trade and Gender Equality: Insights from HondurasIn early June, I had the opportunity to see how the United States has used trade to advance gender equality while on an interagency…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Gig Work Around the World: Looking Back, Looking ForwardHave we shifted the Overton Window on the gig economy? Looking back at changes in law, labor markets, and attitudes toward tech in 2021…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
Bringing precarity home: digitized piece work and the fiction of flexibilityThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a global transition to digital mediation of work. For some, this has meant work previously done at…Dec 28, 2021Dec 28, 2021
Gig Workers are in the Driver’s Seat in Europe. Is There Hope for the US?Major legal and regulatory victories in the UK and EU should boost momentum for strengthening gig worker rights in the United States.Dec 13, 2021Dec 13, 2021
Addressing gender-based violence in the gig economyBama Athreya, Fellow, Open Society Foundations and Gillian Dowie, Senior Program Officer, Employment and Growth, International Development…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
Social Relations under Surveillance Capitalism: Is Solidarity Still Possible?The ongoing global pandemic has accelerated our transition to a platform economy. Platforms are disrupting traditional labor relations. And…Dec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021
Want a Working Democracy? Try Democratizing Work. — Inequality.orgAfter firing employees who objected to company policy, Google is facing an unfair labor practices case with huge implications for the…Oct 6, 2021Oct 6, 2021
March On: What Did We Achieve?On August 28, I brought my family to the National Mall to join March On for Voting Rights. It’s hard to know whether you’re making history…Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
Trade Policy Won’t Work for Workers Till it Works for Women — Foreign Policy in FocusGender justice advocates have been waiting for far too long for trade justice. Women’s rights organizations have been pointing this out…Sep 3, 20211Sep 3, 20211