PERSPECTIVE FES BERLIN LABOUR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FEMINIST VISIONS OF THE FUTURE OF WORK ASIA Urvashi Aneja The Future of Work discourse sees two narratives for women: an optimistic one emphasizing a chance in the platform econ­omy and digitalisation and a counter narrative foreseeing a reproduction of obstacles. The global pressure to reduce production costs drives the feminisation of labour, leaving women at the bottom of the global value chain. Postmodern feminists see the digital economy as a chance to free women from prevailing gender stereotypes; others fear an aggravation of inequalities.