Using individual level data on task composition at work for 30 advanced and emerging economies, we find that women, on average, perform more routine tasks than men?tasks that are more prone to automation. To quantify the impact on jobs, we relate data on task composition at work to occupation...

Can technology and operations enable the world to achieve various United Nation Sustainable Development Goals? I provide my own perspective on this question by focusing on the issue of gender equality through the lens of “women's economic empowerment”, and share some ideas for Operations...

Can technology and operations enable the world to achieve various United Nation Sustainable Development Goals? I provide my own perspective on this question by focusing on the issue of gender equality through the lens of “women’s economic empowerment”. To do so, I use case examples to...

"This book is a critical source for understanding the role of technology adoption within female empowerment and equality in developing nations and beyond, examining the strategies applicable to the use of technology among women in developing as well as developed countries in which they have...