Rural indian male migrant might also not be able to easily enter or take up, you kno se beauty and wellness jobs. Is not just because he wouldn't be allowed into them. It's also because he has to maintain a certain cultural identity as the bread winner of his family. So it's easier, or almost considered and expected that they would join more soft skill jobs like this one. That's how a lot of both northeastern men and women enter this profession,. Women from urban centres as well as rural india, kind of enters this profession.
Paris Marx is joined by Noopur Raval to discuss India’s gig economy, the specific conditions of women who provide services through beauty and wellness apps, and how workers organize to improve their conditions.
Noopur Raval is a postdoctoral research fellow at the AI Now Institute at New York University. Follow Noopur on Twitter at @tetisheri.
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