Gig platform workers who have earned money in the past 12 months on these online platforms
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
The source defines gig platform work as earning money by using a mobile app or website to find jobs that directly connect workers with people who want to hire them, or by using a personal vehicle to deliver packages to others.
Statistic reflects respondents who say they have often or sometimes experienced an unwanted sexual advance while completing jobs via gig platform apps or websites.
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U.S. gig workers experiencing unwanted sexual advances 2021, by gender
A survey conducted in 2021, found that ** percent of polled women who have earned money through a gig platform app have experienced an unwanted sexual advance. This was slightly higher than the share of men.
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