Our work on Gender and Digitalization of Work critically engages with how digital technologies are transforming the world of work, and what this transformation means for gender equity. As digitalization accelerates, it continues to reshape how work is accessed, performed and valued. While bringing in new opportunities, it also risks reinforcing existing gender and socio-economic inequalities, particularly for women and girls from marginalized communities who continue to face barriers to access, digital skills and online safety. ISST’s research investigates how these shifts impact women’s participation, rights, and lived experiences, exploring how power structures from the offline world are sustained, reconfigured or disrupted in digital spaces.

Grounded in feminist theory and participatory research approaches, ISST engages with the theme through different formats including field studies, podcasts, and visual storytelling. Beyond paid work, our focus also lies in issues such as digital gender-based violence, algorithmic precarity, and the exclusion of LGBTIQ+ individuals and persons with disabilities from digital ecosystems. Looking ahead, we are expanding our work to focus on the gender digital divide and examine the gendered implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in shaping hiring, monitoring, and the larger question of livelihoods. ISST aims to ensure, through research, intervention and policy discussion, that inclusive and well-intended digital transitions will lead to greater gender justice, and equity for all.