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Unpaid Labour

  • Six charts show how Indian women’s unpaid labour underwrites the economy

    Six charts show how Indian women’s unpaid labour underwrites the economy

    Shraddha Jain, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jun 24, 2025 · 07:30 pm
  • GDP’s economic focus is outdated – a new measure should account for unpaid labour, planet health

    GDP’s economic focus is outdated – a new measure should account for unpaid labour, planet health

    Radhika Balakrishnan, The Conversation
    · Nov 01, 2024 · 07:30 pm
  • The uncomfortable gender politics behind the accusations against a war widow

    The uncomfortable gender politics behind the accusations against a war widow

    Divya Aslesha
    · Jul 22, 2024 · 07:30 am
  • Why women are more likely to be asked to do non-work related tasks at the workplace

    Why women are more likely to be asked to do non-work related tasks at the workplace

    Pragya Agarwal, The Conversation
    · Dec 12, 2022 · 07:30 pm
  • Should governments provide cash incentives to women for their unpaid domestic work?

    Should governments provide cash incentives to women for their unpaid domestic work?

    Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
    · Apr 11, 2021 · 07:30 pm
  • Nearly 80% of Indian women participated in unpaid domestic work in 2019, shows NSO study

    Nearly 80% of Indian women participated in unpaid domestic work in 2019, shows NSO study

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 30, 2020 · 06:32 pm
  • How domestic responsibilities are keeping India’s women away from workforce, increasing inequality

    How domestic responsibilities are keeping India’s women away from workforce, increasing inequality

    Tish Sanghera, IndiaSpend.com
    · Mar 26, 2019 · 01:30 pm
  • Watch the film that shows how men marry several women to have more water fetched to their homes

    Watch the film that shows how men marry several women to have more water fetched to their homes

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 02, 2015 · 11:20 pm