Question 0.11GS3GS3
Outlining the key characteristics of the care economy, discuss how India can better integrate the value of unpaid and underpaid care work into its economic framework.
Main Body
Care Economy refers to activities involving nursing and care management of elderly, children or patient. Key characteristics: - Performing care related work - Nurses, patient care-teller - Women are disproportionately employed. - Skilling of care work within householdTriple burden (lack work, care, look) - Inadequate economic remuneration of unacknowledged as productive work.
Challenges in care work: - Women are more prone to this - Invisible work - Inadequate state protection and safety net Therefore: it requires better integration of care work info economic framework. Suggestions: (1) Acknowledge as productive work Ex- Care work amounts to 2-3 % GDP. (2) State protection for women. Ex- Address income cycle of women through interventions. (3) Address the underpaid work. Ex- Minimum wage to be fixed and adequate regulation. (4) National policy for care work for better comprehensive framework. (5) Creche systems at work space to reduce motherhood penalty and work space skills. (6) Paternity leaveto reduce burden off mothers for care leave. Best Practice: SDG 5 (Gender Justice) while Lakshmi scheme also address the economic wellbeing of women.
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Conclusion
Best Practice: SDG 5 (Gender Justice) while Lakshmi scheme also address the economic wellbeing of women.
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Diagram
Diagram showing key characteristics of care economy including performing care related work, nurses/patient care, women's employment, skilling, and inadequate remuneration
Topper
Ayush Pathak
AIR 2152025
Subject & Paper
GS3GS3
Topic
Economic Development
Employment related issues
Employment related issues
Writing Stats
195
Total words
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