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Wages for housework

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

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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.

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