unpaid care work

Care work keeps the world running. UN Women’s latest care economy factsheet shows why investing in care systems can create jobs, reduce women’s unpaid workload and strengthen economies.

The Global Unemployment Gender Gap reveals more than joblessness. Women’s access to work is shaped by care, safety, law, hiring bias and whether they are counted in the labour force …

A new UNDP-backed report finds that rising debt servicing in developing countries disproportionately affects women. The study estimates 55 million women’s jobs at risk in the short term, a 17% …

A new study highlights the hidden time gap affecting women at work. From unpaid care to rigid work structures, here is how it impacts careers and what organisations must change.

The Gender Wealth Gap in India is not just about salary differences. It is about who owns assets, who inherits, who invests early, and who gets to compound wealth over …

When women’s earnings cross a visible threshold, resistance softens and respect grows. This commentary unpacks the honour–income trade-off, the 90-day tipping point, and what it takes to move families—and society—forward.

Women sleep less, wake up more, and carry the invisible burden of responsibilities that eat into their rest. The Gender Sleep Gap is not just about sleep—it is about equality.

As India embraces remote work, working women, especially mothers, are shouldering invisible burdens. This article explores the gender gap in WFH trends, how it disadvantages women, and what needs to …

Bangladesh’s move to include women’s unpaid care and domestic work in its GDP is more than a policy shift—it is a call to value the invisible. This article analyses the …

India’s demographic dividend is incomplete without women. Despite higher education rates, only 37% of Indian women are in the workforce—and most are in informal or unpaid roles. This article explores …