Host: Sneha Visakha
Intro Music: Wehrmut by Godmode
Outro Music: Opheliea’s Blues by Audionautix

In Part 2 of the third episode of The Feminist City podcast series, we speak to Dr. Sarayu Natarajan, Founder, Aapti Institute about their work on women in the platform economy and political participation of women in cities. Some issues we touch upon are: how do women participate in the platform economy, the disproportionate emotional labour women workers shoulder, algorithmic surveillance, gender roles, future of work and finally, engage with questions of political participation and the value of representation. 

Explore these questions in the Feminist City podcast series, hosted by Sneha Visakha. 

For background reading, we recommend perusing the links provided below. 

Readings: 

Futures of Workers, Shruti Gupta and Dr Sarayu Natarajan

Covid-19 Calls for Re-Thinking Social Security for India’s Platform Workers, Sneha Visakha

Towards A Gender Equal Future of Work for Women, Saloni Atal