Analyse how recognizing, reducing, and redistributing care work can foster gender equality and promote inclusive development in India. (Answer in 250 words)
Introduction
Care work in India is predominantly by the job of women. According to UN Women, women produce one whole at home in India thus whole work done by men in terms of hours.
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Main Body
Gender equality for inclusive development the axis:
(A) Recognizing care work
(i) Understanding that women put disproportionate hours in care work at home/child.
(ii) Aclie Haurschild study called the second shift after work.
and domestic makers through allowance and proper wages (E) Domestic wages are predominantly women in urban areas - with unequal wages
(B) Reducing care work
(i) Empowering children from young age to care in themselves including cooking and washing reducing burden on mother.
(A) Questioning and re-aligning patriarchal norms - making caring role keep visibility of females.
(C) Redistribution of care work
(i) Men as equal partner in care in the elderly and children, allowing women moratoire for career development
and domestic makers through allowance and proper wages (E) Domestic wages are predominantly women in urban areas - with unequal wages
(B) Reducing care work
(i) Empowering children from young age to care in themselves including cooking and washing reducing burden on mother.
(A) Questioning and re-aligning patriarchal norms - making caring role keep visibility of females.
(C) Redistribution of care work
(i) Men as equal partner in care in the elderly and children, allowing women moratoire for career development
(E) Prevalence of anemia in reproductive women can be addressed.
(E) Automation of house work handed to maintain career for women.
(i) Men as equal partner in care in the elderly and children, allowing women moratoire for career development
(E) Prevalence of anemia in reproductive women can be addressed.
(E) Automation of house work handed to maintain career for women.
Conclusion
Hence the feminization of care work needs to be addressed for equitable sharing of common good of development
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- structured with A-B-C framework
- references academic study (Haurschild)
- mentions UN data
- practical solutions like child empowerment
Aditya Narayan
Gender Equality and Social Development
Care Work and Women's Empowerment
Recognition, reduction, and redistribution of care work in India
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