Presentation

The topic of gendering platforms, particularly in the context of platform work, is a burgeoning area of research. Platform work encompasses a variety of digital labour platforms such as Uber, Deliveroo, Amazon Mechanical Turk, care.com, and Upwork. These platforms facilitate work organized through digital interfaces, often mediated by contractual relationships that can vary in structure. While the dynamics of platform work have been extensively studied, the intersection of gender and platform work has not received sufficient attention. The gendered dimensions of platform can influence access to work opportunities, the nature of the work performed, the working conditions, and the overall experience of workers. Understanding these dimensions is crucial for developing fair and equitable labour practices and regulations.

The European COST P-WILL action is pivotal in addressing these gendered dimensions of platform work. The upcoming conference on gender and platform work serves as a crucial forum for :
-Reinterpreting Laws and Regulations ; Examining existing legal frameworks through a gender lens and proposing normative reinterpretations that address gender-specific challenges in platform work.
-Exploring Alternatives : Identifying and discussing alternative models and best practices that can better support gender equity in the platform economy.
-Collaboration and Networking ; Bringing together stakeholders from various sectors to share insights, experiences, and strategies for creating more inclusive platform work environments.

This first P-WILL conference in Paris will be an opportunity to discover the French ecosystem of alternative platforms, with the participation of the Plateformes EnCommuns group of the association La Coop des Communs and the presence of representatives of French alternative initiatives.

Programme

25 September 2024

15:00 : Core Group meeting
(only for Core group members)

18:00 : End

26 September 2024

10:00 : Management Committee meeting
(only of Management Committee members)

12:30 : Lunch break

14:30 : Stakeholders map presentation
by WG1 leaders

15:30 : Working Groups meeting

18:30 : End

27 September 2024

8:30 : Welcome

8:45 : Introduction
Claire Marzo, MIL, University Paris East
Guido Smorto, University of Palermo
Corinne Vercher-Chaptal, Université Paris Sorbonne Nord

First morning sessions

Parallel session 1A

9:30 : Moderator : Patrick Cingolani, University Paris Diderot

Politics and Sociology, Gendering Labour Law in the Platform Economy Supporting Women Crowdworkers through Motherhood
Al James, Newcastle University, UK, Professor of Economic Geography, School of Geography

General and Gender Aspects and the Need for New Legal Protections
Shulamit Almog and Shlomit Feld, Israel, Child Labor in Digital Platform

The Abortion Platformization In The United States : A Critical Perspective
Tamara Roma, PhD candidate Human Rights : evolution, protection, and limits, University of Palermo

Parallel session 1B

9:30 : Rafael Grohmann, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Department of Arts, Culture and Media, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Denise Kasparian, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires
Firuzeh Shokoo Valle, Assistant Professor of sociology, Franklin and Marshall College

Second morning session

Parallel session 2A

11:30 : Moderator : Claire Marzo, UPEC

Deepening or buffering the crisis of social reproduction under capitalism ? The case of digital care and domestic work platforms
Ivana Pais, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy
Patrizia Zanoni, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium

Resisting the impact of platforms in a feminised professional field : lessons from the self-employed yoga teachers in Berlin
Joanna Bronowicka, Germany

Platform work and labour legislation in India : Women's engagement and the role of gender
Neha Arya, Indian Institute of Technology, Abhishek Nemuri, Legal consultant

Gender Segregation in the Labor Market : A Study Based on Female Food Delivery Workers
Zhang Bingqian, China

Parallel session 2B

11:30 : Aline Os, “ Señoritas Courier”, Brazil (https://senoritascc.com.br/)
Elena Ficher, Alternativa Laboral Trans, Argentina https://www.linkedin.com/company/altcooperativa/?originalSubdomain=ar)
Nurio Soto, Mensakas (an app for online ordering and home delivery), CoopCycle Federation, Barcelone, Spain (https://www.mensakas.com/)
Auri Guiberti, Eraman coop, Spain (https://eraman.coop/)

13:00 : Lunch break

(Brasserie le Clos, 28 Rue Waldeck Rochet, 93300 Aubervilliers)

First afternoon sessions

Parallel session 3A

14:30 : Moderator : Donna Kesselman, University Paris East

An intersectional gender critique of the EU directive on platform work
Nelli Kambouri, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Anthropology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece

Gendering analysis of macro working conditions and social protection law in digital labour platform work
Kosjenka Dumančić, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb
Alka Obadić, PhD, Full Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb

Reputational ranking of platform workers : on the gender discriminatory implications of users' feedback
Elisa Parodi, PhD candidate, University of Torino

Parallel session 3B

with Vera Vidal

14:30 : Cecilia Munoz - President of Federation of Tech Co-ops in Argentina
Mariaza Adami, “MariaLab”, a hackfeminist collective building autonomous feminist infrastructures, Brazil (https://www.facebook.com/marialab.org/)
Emma Back, Startegy lead, B, Halifax, UK
French Group “Platefomes en Communs” : “Les Oiseaux de Passage” and other french platforms

Second afternoon session - Plenary session

16:30 : Paola Tubaro, Professor, CNRS, ENSAE Paris
Greig de Peuter, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Wilfried Laurier University
Paula Rodríguez Modroño, Associate Professor at Universidad Pablo de Olavide

18:00 : End of Conference

Contact : cepassoc@u-pec.fr