Men@ house work gender balanced homes key to get more working women
While speaking of nari shakti in the workforce and Vision 2047, PM Modi advocated flexible, work-from-home options to boost women’s labour force participation. India is a dismal standout in terms of women’s work participation. Oxfam estimated GDP would be higher by 43% if Indian women had the same work participation rates as men. There are many reasons for declining participation, from higher education and rising aspirations to simply fewer jobs to go around. While it may not apply to all kinds of work, the PM’s point about flexibility is critical. Women are usually time-poor, forced to work a double shift of housework and care responsibilities. Being handcuffed to a physical workplace is often the reason women are forced to drop out or choose a softer, less rewarding track.The pandemic has shown how easy it is to allow many kinds of workers to work more productively at their own convenience. But it’s crucial to counteract gendered biases too – studies show that remote work tends to stall promotion and career advancement for women. Of course, the home is not exclusively a woman’s domain, and any real solution must involve men contributing equally to care and household work. It will also call for greater state or workplace investment in childcare, to make sure that women workers do not have to take a hit to their careers and have the same chances as men.
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