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July 24, 2026Journal of Development Policy and Practice

Ghar-Baithe Entrepreneurs: The Paradoxes of Digital Work Among Muslim Women in Kolkata

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AAAlayka Aftab

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This article examines digital work's complexities for Muslim women, highlighting barriers and inequalities in their entrepreneurial practices.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how Muslim women in Kolkata engage in digital entrepreneurship amidst cultural and structural constraints.
  • Ethnographic fieldwork in Kolkata focusing on Muslim women's digital practices.
  • Analysis through the lens of Bourdieu’s capital theory to assess various forms of capital.
  • Exploration of experiences related to algorithmic visibility and market access.
  • Digital entrepreneurship provides flexibility but often reinforces offline inequalities.
  • Access to digital platforms is limited by language barriers and lack of network diversity.
  • Women’s entrepreneurial success is tied to multiple forms of capital, highlighting disparities in digital access.

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Alayka Aftab (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6302b4395161722cd16d2ahttps://doi.org/10.1177/24551333261465146
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