Policy Brief Gendered Political Economy Closing the Gig Gap : Why and How Should Policymakers Intervene to Boost Women’s Participation in the Gig Economy? Nikita Singh, Bhaskar Agarwal · 18 May 2026 India’s gig economy has expanded rapidly over the past decade and is projected to grow further. Read the brief →
MAY 182026 Policy Brief Gendered Political Economy Closing the Gig Gap : Why and How Should Policymakers Intervene to Boost Women’s Participation in the Gig Economy? Nikita Singh, Bhaskar Agarwal India’s gig economy has expanded rapidly over the past decade and is projected to grow further. Read the brief →
FEB 232026 Policy Brief Gendered Political Economy Digital Welfare and Women’s Exclusion in India : How Aadhaar-linked Systems Affect Informal Women Workers Parneet Kaur Nearly half (51%) of rural Indian women aged 15 and above lack mobile phones, a basic enabler of digital welfare access, underscoring how rapidly expanding Aadhaar-linked social programs risk excluding the very populations they intend to support. Read the brief →
