Digital2Equal

completed

As the 2019 World Development Report (WDR) on the Changing Nature of Work notes, "Technology is increasingly blurring the boundaries of the firm", leading to the rise of the platform economy with implications for business regulation, social protection, human capital development planning, and beyond. The WDR also notes that concerned efforts from the public and private sector are required to ensure platforms support global development efforts. Digital2Equal will seek to bring the first global gender engagement to this new focus on new platform economy. It will build on recent IFC research for “Driving Toward Equality: Women, Ride-hailing, and the Sharing Economy,” which combined company data with surveys of over 11,000 riders and drivers across six countries and represented the first global study on women and the platform economy, by expanding partnerships and analysis across sectors. The initiative will target platforms that facilitate the exchange of goods, services, or capital.