New Delhi, Nov 7
Union minister Krishna Tirath Wednesday stressed the need to recognise and value the "invisible work" done by women at home and in other sectors.
She was chairing the first consultation meet on 'valuation of household work undertaken by women in India'.
The women and child welfare minister said: "A large part of the male dominated patriarchal society undervalued the contribution of women's labour in the household, even though immense and very laborious work is done by women in both rural and urban areas in various sectors as well as the household."
The work done by women helps in enhancing productivity of the men in the household too, Tirath said.
The minister said respect of women in Indian society is linked to her economic status and in many countries other than India as well, women have been made responsible for unpaid or low paid work and childcare while men are responsible for wage labour.
"The gender division of labour tends to benefit men and keeps women by and large unequal to men in the labour market as well in the society," she said.
"The valuation of such unpaid and unrecognised labour which eventually contributes to economy and human capital is thus very essential. It also establishes their claim on national resources to improve their conditions and their productivity," Tirath added.
The minister said she has written to the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) to look into the matter of evaluation of the unpaid labour of women in India, and to mainstream time use surveys in the national statistical system.
She informed that MOSPI has constituted an expert group under the chairmanship of Prof. S.R. Hashim for conducting an 'all India time use surveys' in this regard.
"Such valuation of the unpaid labour of women will aid towards formulating suitable strategies for empowering women in India," she said.
Source: http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a338829.html
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