A National Statistical Office survey has revealed that 91.8% of women in India between the ages of 15 and 59 participated in unpaid domestic work for household members in 2019. On the other hand, only 20.6% of men participated in such unpaid domestic activity. Overall, 79.8% of females aged above six years participated in unpaid domestic work for household members in 2019. The figure was just 17.9% for men.
The survey, “Time Use in India-2019”, conducted between January and December 2019, showed that 57.1% of males above the age of six participated in employment activities, compared to just 18.3% of women. The participation rate in a day in any activity is defined as the percentage of persons performing that activity during the 24 hours of the reference period, according to the study.
The study, a first-of-its-kind survey conducted in India, collected information on time…