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WOMEN'S SITUATION ON THE LABOUR MARKET IN THE MIRROR OF DIGITALISATION
Abstract
Digitalisation is bringing fundamental changes to the labour market. Most analyses examine labour market issues in general terms. Within this, they tend to focus on the situation of blue-collar and white-collar workers. Relatively little literature deals with the problem of pink-collar workers. However, we believe that this issue is significant, as it appears that digitisation will bring to the fore those jobs and labour market sectors where emotional labour is a substantial part of the job. We sought to investigate whether women can benefit from this, or if men will displace them from these areas. We examine this question in the context of the labour market and legal regulations.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Policy and Administration (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
October 20, 2025
Publication Date
October 22, 2025
Submission Date
September 11, 2025
Acceptance Date
September 29, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Number: Special Issue of the Conference on Digitalization and Society
