The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond … the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews … large and comparable data sets or to conventional approaches that limit the possibilities to compare men and women. …

The primary goal of this paper is to examine the factors that bear on the greater participation of women in unpaid … activities in India. The study is based on the employment-unemployment survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office …-cultural factors strongly affect women’s participation in unpaid work as compared to other economic and non-economic factors. It is …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on families' lives because of the increased demands of housework and … childcare. Much of the additional burden has been shouldered by women. Yet, the rise in remote working also has the potential to … ad-hoc survey conducted in April and November 2020, we show that the time spent by women in domestic activities did not …