Unpaid work

Several women in colorful saris sit and stand with bright yellow drinking vessels in front of a blue and green painted building.

Putting a price on women’s unpaid work in India

January 29, 2021Jobs

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.

An old woman stands in front of a table in a home.

‘A classic tale of human greed’: California caregivers earn as little as $2 an hour

May 22, 2019Business, Economics and Jobs

Marie Kondo’s show shines spotlight on women’s unpaid labor

January 21, 2019

A man sweeps the floor of his house in Alberta, Canada.

Hey dads: How much housework do you do compared to other fathers?

June 17, 2016Development