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 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:
This can help:
(B) REDUCING:
As per Time Use survey, women spend on average 6-8 hours on unpaid care work.
Reducing this can:
(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
Here, Nordic model, followed in Sweden, Denmark etc. can be replicated in India, to foster inclusive development
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
Saurabh Sharma
Role of Women and Women's Organization
Women
Care work and gender equality
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