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Indian Women Undertake Disproportionate Unpaid Labor, Analysis Shows

Indian Women Undertake Disproportionate Unpaid Labor, Analysis Shows

In India, women do much more unpaid work at home, like taking care of family and chores, compared to men.

This work is important, like a hidden part of the economy, but it's not always valued.

Men mainly help with things outside the home.

Women often don't have a choice in doing this work.

Sometimes, women face violence if they don't do these jobs perfectly.

While participation in home tasks goes up as people get richer, help with caring for others goes down.

Even when women work for money, they still spend more time on these unpaid jobs.

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