Exam 13: Neoliberalism, Gender, and the Gig Economy in Canada

Gig work gives you more control over the content and scheduling of your job.

Men who work in the gig economy see a higher increase in earnings than women, and they continue to earn more than women even after five years.

Which one is not a category of the gig economy companies?

What were the characteristics of "New Deal" stylized institutions?

How has the percentage of gig workers in Canada changed from 2005 - 2016?

In Canada, in the 1960s and 1970s, the standard employment relationship (SER) was made up of which of the following three pillars?

What is an advantage of gig economy work for many women with demanding caregiving responsibilities?

In the gig economy, workers are frequently misclassified as "independent contractors" rather than employees. Independent contractors make up the majority of gig workers.

What do you think about the Foodora example? In what other ways do you think the government should support workers in the gig economy?

The platform determines the wages of jobs using algorithms that are accessible to workers.

Which of the following is not a characteristic or true of neoliberal practices?

What does gig work contribute to?

There is a clear definition as to what constitutes gig work in Canada.

What are the ways in which Howcroft and Bergvall-Kåreborn (2019) suggest that control takes place? How do algorithm softwares work to affect forms of control and provide quality assurance of products and/or services?

The cloud-based gig economy is created by platforms that manage interactions between buyers and sellers through apps, whereas platform-based gig work is online, virtual, or borderless in nature.

Precarious jobs usually follow a social gradient, with women and other disadvantaged groups occupying the majority of them.

How does the digital gig economy affect the gender gap? What are the two possible mechanisms at play related to this?

Higher-paying gig work usually requires a higher level of ability.

What was the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gig work in Canada? What are the two ways described by van Doorn, Mos, and Bosma (2020) about how the pandemic affected gig work?

Some women prefer gig employment because it gives them more autonomy than past jobs, allowing them to better regulate their work schedules and combine them with caregiving obligations.