The article presents insights on the role of digital labor platforms in online freelancing, particularly focusing on social identities such as gender, race, ethnicity, and occupation. It discusses how these platforms often reinforce and exacerbate identity-based stereotypes, biases, and expectations. Drawing from data gathered from 108 online freelancers, the article discusses six key findings which include the undervaluing of female freelance work, gendered occupational expectations, gendered treatment, shared expectations of differential values, racial stereotypes, and race and ethnicity being considered as an asset. The authors argue that online freelancing leads to the platformization of race, gender, and other social identity attributes, resulting in continued work inequality.
Publication date: 2 Oct 2023
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Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.16887
