Gender Perspectives on Industry 4.0 and the Impact of Technology on Mainstreaming Female Employment

This book will focus on the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employment structure and related issues from a gender perspective and will also analyze the impact of technology for mainstreaming women in paid employment. Almost all economies have understood the significance of integrating and mainstreaming gender issues in the world of work. It is also clear that technology can play very substantial role in the integration of women in employment and men in the unpaid nature of work. The present environment at the individual, societal, academic or policy level, has realized the importance of this and are synergizing effort in this direction.

This book is an attempt to discourse on the above issues. Three unique features of this book are that it will explore the future of work in the era of automation risk, provide gender perspectives on the impact of technology in paid work, and will include relevant case studies and chapters on these issues. It is essential for Academic Researchers, Practitioners, and Policy Makers Working on Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Issues.