Life Circle at National Consultation on Platform Work & Women’s Economic Empowerment
New Delhi, 1 September 2025 — Life Circle Health Services participated in the National Consultation on “Platform Work as an Enabler for Women’s Economic Empowerment”, held at The Dome, Ambassador Hotel, New Delhi, convened by IWWAGE (Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy), UN Women, and Sankalpa Foundation.
The consultation brought together policymakers, researchers, and social enterprises to explore how digital platforms and the care economy can be leveraged to create dignified, inclusive, and sustainable livelihoods for women in India.
Collaborative Dialogue for Women in the Platform Economy – National Consultation
The session opened with findings from IWWAGE’s study “The Changing World of Women’s Work: Navigating the Possibilities and Precarities within Platform Work”, highlighting how technology is reshaping women’s participation in the workforce.
Priya Anant, Director and Co-founder of Life Circle Health Services, joined Panel Discussion 2 – “Collaborative Solutions: Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Empowering Women in Platform Work”, alongside representatives from the International Labour Organization (ILO), Safetipin, MacArthur Foundation, and GIGWa.
The discussion explored innovative models that make digital and care-based platform work safer, fairer, and more accessible for women.
Shaping the Future of Platform Work in India
The seven WEPs principles offer businesses actionable ways to integrate gender equality into their strategies and operations. For Life Circle, the following four are central to its work and impact:
A Broader Vision for Equality and Care
The consultation emphasized the need for:
- Inclusive digital infrastructure that supports women’s participation across the care and service economy.
- Policy frameworks to ensure fair wages, data protection, and social security for women platform workers.
- Cross-sector partnerships between the private sector, government, and civil society to scale impact and inclusion.
- Inclusive digital infrastructure that supports women’s participation across the care and service economy.
By sharing its experience as one of India’s leading care economy enterprises, Life Circle contributed to shaping the policy discourse around the future of women’s work in a digitized, post-pandemic economy.
About the Consultation
Organized by IWWAGE, with participation from UN Women, Sankalpa Foundation, and leading academic and research institutions, the consultation brought together over 100 stakeholders to co-create pathways for gender-equitable platform work in India.
Sessions featured expert insights from Prof. Balaji Parthasarathy (IIIT-B), Dr. Sona Mitra (IWWAGE), and Prof. Farzana Afridi (ISI), among others.
