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@article{187672,
        author = {Pragya pandey and Shreeji agrawal and Dr. Shweta patel},
        title = {UNDERSTANDING WORK: PAID AND UNPAID LABOUR},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {6935-6942},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187672},
        abstract = {I see women add a lot to development by doing paid work and work. Women work hard. I see women try to mix those jobs with caring for their families. I see women, in the sector and many other women also do invisible tasks. I see women often carry the burden of paid work and unpaid labour. I have seen that the unpaid work of the tasks that involve the household maintenance, the provision and the reproduction and that women or female children usually do does not get counted in the labour calculations. I have noticed that with the increasing participation of women, in the sector women spend time at the work site. I have observed that if the conditions are bad, for the workers women suffer more. I know that women manage the burden of work, home and child care. Healthcare, workplace and family are the three things that shape the life of a woman. I see that the women, in the organized sector can choose to hire help and can afford to set aside their home chores. The women who are poor cannot do that. I think it is necessary to study how healthcare, workplace and family affect the women who work in the sector. People call the work of women manual and repetitive. The women still carry much load, as the men.
I see that the unpaid work that women do creates obstacles, for women to enter the workforce. The unpaid work that women do lowers women’s earning potential. The unpaid work that women do also keeps the gaps alive. Because the unpaid work that women do takes up time women miss chances, for involvement, skill development and education. Those missed chances are the cost of the work.
The study explores gender differences, in care work. Paid work in India. The study focuses on six states: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar and Meghalaya. The study looks at differences. The study examines how care work. Paid work differ for men and women across the six states and the study shows that the gap in responsibilities can affect economic outcomes. I think women are the key, to economic progress. I think women matter for a society. The study stresses that gender inequality must be addressed to create a society. When I look at the Time Use Survey 2019 data, I see how time men and women spend on caregiving, domestic work, paid employment and other activities. I use analysis. I make visual charts to show the differences. The unpaid care work is important, for families and the economy. The unpaid care work stays undervalued and unevenly shared. The uneven sharing limits women’s participation, in the workforce. Slows growth. The uneven sharing also creates the dual workload that women face. The findings highlight significant gender disparities, with women dedicating far more time to unpaid care work than men.
To reach the goals the researcher uses a time use survey, correlation analysis, graphs and percentages. I look at the numbers. I see that women, in the income group and women with the least education are more likely to do a lot of domestic work. I also see that women who work without pay have a status than women who work for wages in the study region. I also see that women who work without pay spend time caring for their children and doing household tasks, then women who work for wages.
The social and familial standing of unpaid women workers is the primary emphasis of our research. Researcher study mainly focused on comparison of the position of paid and unpaid women workers in the society. This study also focuses on intensity of outside job according to their education level.},
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        month = {November},
        }