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Saurabh SharmaAIR 146

Question 19Analyse how recognizing, reducing, and redistributing care work can foster gender equality and promote inclusive development in IndiaGS1GS1

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 refers to the emotional labour and unpaid work performed primarily by women.

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Main Body

Care work refers to the emotional labour and unpaid work performed primarily by women.

This includes - Upbringing, Localising, care of children leiserly.

Reimaging care work- inclusive development

(A) Recognise:

1Recording care work in official GDP computation
2Individual & social recognition of importance of care work

This can help:

1Monetise care economy - guided inclusion
2Raise social esteem of women

(B) REDUCING:

As per Time Use survey, women spend on average 6-8 hours on unpaid care work.

Reducing this can:

1Relieve women of dual burden of work & care
2Improve workplace performance & economic mobility

(C) Redistributing care:

Gender Gap in care work (Time use survey):

Women - 8 hours

Men - 1 hour

Through equitable parenting, Using technologies such as AI assistants, there

care work can be redistributed & allow

1Work life balance for women, improve productivity & wages
2Helps prevent motherhood penalty, allowing new mothers to continue working

Here, Nordic model, followed in Sweden, Denmark etc. can be replicated in India, to foster inclusive development

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Conclusion

Nordic model, followed in Sweden, Denmark etc. can be replicated in India, to foster inclusive development

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  • Clear definition of care work at the beginning
  • Structured approach with 3-point framework (Recognise-Reduce-Redistribute)
  • Identifies specific measures like GDP inclusion
  • Use of data from Time Use survey
  • Quantification of gender gaps in care work
  • Practical solutions including technology adoption
  • Proposes international model (Nordic) for India
  • Addresses motherhood penalty
  • Clear benefits enumeration

Topper

Saurabh Sharma

AIR 146

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Role of Women and Women's Organization

Women

Care work and gender equality

Writing Stats

205

Total words

13

Paragraphs

conclusive with policy suggestion

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