Indian Courts and the Politics of Recognising Womens Unpaid Care Work
Women spend more than three times as much time performing unpaid domestic work than men in India based on 2019 NSSO data. This means women get less time to pursue paid work, learn new skills, get rest, and more. This disproportionate division of labour remains unrecognised. Indian courts, however, have attempted to value women\u2019s unpaid domestic work in cases where women have died or become disabled in motor accidents.
\nDr Prabha Kotiswaran has analysed hundreds of such cases since the 1960s. She joins us on the podcast to discuss her findings. Dr Kotiswaran is a Professor of Law and Social Justice at King\u2019s College London. She is currently working on a multi-year project titled \u201cLaws of Social Reproduction\u201d and is an advisory member of EPW\u2019s Review of Women\u2019s Studies. We recommend reading the following related articles as well: \u201cWhat Does Work-From-Home Mean for Women?\u201d \u201cEstimating Unpaid Care Work: Methodological Issues in Time Use Surveys\u201d and \u201c'Wages for Housework' for Indian Society and Digitalising Economy\u201d