In the era of the coronavirus epidemic, the trend of working from home and increasing demand for part-time jobs has increased by 40 percent among women seeking employment in online job portals. Along with this, the country has witnessed tremendous changes in the way of working, workforce, workplace and work culture. Women’s participation in various sectors increased in the April-June quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter. It grew 17 percent in tele-calling, 13 percent in sales, 12 percent in accounting and 10 percent in education.
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Under the mission ‘Accelerate India’, the employment portal Apna.co aims to double the participation of female employees by the end of 2021. According to Apna, there are many factors behind the increase in the share of women in gig work, the key factors being easier working hours, appropriate facilities, fair wages and better abilities for women.
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Over the past six months, more than 2.5 lakh women have applied for homework on major companies including Baiju, Teamleys and Shadowfax on the Apna portal. Nirmit Parikh, CEO and Founder of Apna.com, committed to increasing women’s workforce, said: “During the first wave of Kovid-19, nearly two million women living in metropolitan areas returned to their hometowns.
