Shifting narratives and the burden of unpaid work among women in India
By: Kumar, Yatish and Sardar,Minakshi
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BookPublisher: Social Action: A quarterly Review of Social Trends Description: 75(1), Jan-Mar, 2025: p.1-14.Subject(s): Employment, Domestic, Gender, Power-structure and Unpaid care work
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This paper examines the shifting narratives of unpaid care work (UCW)
in India, especially among women. Indian society is still gripped by the
patriarchal framework, a deeply entrenched system that significantly
influences power dynamics within residential premises or outside. This
paper utilizes the data from various rounds of the Periodic Labour Force
Survey (PLFS) between the period of 2019-20 to 2021-22 and India
Employment Report 2024: Youth employment, education and skills. Results
from empirical analysis indicate that in India, females have a higher
participation level in domestic work irrespective of their employment
status or rural-urban divide. Unpaid care work socio-culturally linked to
women’s identity limits their value as productive individuals. The study
emphasizes the urgent need for institutional recognition and the social
acknowledgement of their valuable contribution to reducing deep-rooted
gender-based inequalities in different spheres- Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 75(1), Jan-Mar, 2025: p.1-14 | Available | AR135821 |
This paper examines the shifting narratives of unpaid care work (UCW)
in India, especially among women. Indian society is still gripped by the
patriarchal framework, a deeply entrenched system that significantly
influences power dynamics within residential premises or outside. This
paper utilizes the data from various rounds of the Periodic Labour Force
Survey (PLFS) between the period of 2019-20 to 2021-22 and India
Employment Report 2024: Youth employment, education and skills. Results
from empirical analysis indicate that in India, females have a higher
participation level in domestic work irrespective of their employment
status or rural-urban divide. Unpaid care work socio-culturally linked to
women’s identity limits their value as productive individuals. The study
emphasizes the urgent need for institutional recognition and the social
acknowledgement of their valuable contribution to reducing deep-rooted
gender-based inequalities in different spheres- Reproduced
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