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Putting a price on women’s unpaid work in India

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Most housework — overwhelmingly performed by women around the world — goes unpaid. A political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is putting forward a bold proposal that could change that.

The Choices and Challenges of Feminist Stay-at-Home Moms

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