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Question 19Analyse how recognizing, reducing, and redistributing care workGS2GS1

विद्यमान कीजिए कि पहचान संबंधी कार्य को मान्यता देना, उसे कम करना और पुनर्वितरित करता विश करण भारत में लैंगिक समता और समावेशी विकास को बढ़ावा दे सकता है। (उत्तर 250 शब्दों में दीजिए) / Analyse how recognizing, reducing, and redistributing care work can foster gender equality and promote inclusive development in India. (Answer in 250 words)

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Introduction

Care work in India is skewed towards women with them spending 248 hours in a day, vis-a-vis men who spend 59 hours as per NSO report

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Main Body

Women seen as Historical discriminatory, Bearing (Bearers) give care for her

Latrimorbil Institutionmen for outside home chores of women take care of elderly

Recognizing care work

1Formalize in economy (eg) Rupee economy such as Ayurvadi Cares generating income for women as well
1Formalize in economy (eg) Rupee economy such as Ayurvadi Cares generating income for women as well
2Women empowerment - by work appreciation generating familial uplift
3Prompt social security - in formal economy (eg) Persons Maternity leave

Reducing care work

1Alternatives ie. Increase employment to low skilled, reducing inequality
2Use of Technology and Automation (eg) Use of washing machines, replacing manual work
3Government schemes (eg) Jal Jeevan Mission, installing tap water, reducing labour of fetching water

Redistributing care work

1Sharing of burden - by other members
2Children and slave [illegible] Generate Awareness (eg) by social influencers setting a precedent in society
3Promotion of work from home - for both men and women permitting sharing of domestic work

Government Intervention (eg) Formalizing economy, Better social security norms (eg) Universal Basic Income Virtual groups of housewives sharing experiences, reducing others - Promotion of microenterprises (eg) by SHG (home didi, Vivastock pad.)

Two channeling care work can relieve women and allow them to contribute to economic development (eg) 50/ LFFP can increase GDP growth by 1%. (World Bank)

Thus caring can ease women and allow to contribute to economic development (eg) 50/ LFFP can increase GDP growth by 1%. (World Bank)

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  • Opens with strong statistical evidence (248 vs 59 hours)
  • Identifies care work as feminized and undervalued
  • Proposes concrete solutions (formalizing care economy)
  • Uses relevant scheme examples

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Topper

Rakhi

AIR 65

Subject & Paper

GS2GS1

Topic

Role of Women and Women's Organization

Women empowerment and gender equality

Care work and gender relations

Writing Stats

277

Total words

14

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