{"id":308680,"date":"2024-08-28T21:18:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=308680"},"modified":"2024-08-28T21:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:48:22","slug":"increase-womens-participation-in-the-workforce-by-addressing-their-caregiving-responsibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/increase-womens-participation-in-the-workforce-by-addressing-their-caregiving-responsibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase women’s participation in the workforce by addressing their caregiving responsibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post increase women’s participation in the workforce by addressing their caregiving responsibilities has been created, based on the article \u201cIndia needs to develop a care ecosystem\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d<\/strong> on 28th August 2024<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic: <\/strong>GS Paper 3- Economy-employment<\/p>\n

Context: The article discusses the need to increase women’s participation in the workforce by addressing their caregiving responsibilities. It calls for a comprehensive policy that supports care services, ensures worker rights, and recognizes the care economy’s broader societal impact.<\/p>\n

For detailed information on Care Economy<\/strong> read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the Current State of Female Labor Force Participation in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. The Female Labor Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) in India was 37% in 2022-23, which is below the global average of 47.8%.<\/li>\n
  2. Despite an increase from 23.3% in 2017-18, a significant portion (37.5%) of this participation consists of women working as unpaid helpers in household enterprises.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Why is Women’s Economic Participation Low?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. High Burden of Care<\/strong>: Women in India shoulder a disproportionately high burden of care within families, including childcare, and caring for the elderly, sick, and disabled.<\/li>\n
    2. Time Spent on Unpaid Work<\/strong>: Women aged 15-64 spend three times more time on unpaid domestic work compared to men.<\/li>\n
    3. Lack of Support Systems<\/strong>: Insufficient childcare and care infrastructure further limit women\u2019s ability to engage in paid employment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      How is Childcare Being Addressed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      1. State governments are enhancing childcare services using the Anganwadi network.<\/li>\n
      2. The 2024-25 budget allocated a 3% increase for the Ministry of Women and Child Development, focusing on integrated childcare and nutrition programs.<\/li>\n
      3. Community-based cr\u00e8ches are operational in some states through partnerships between government and non-government bodies.<\/li>\n
      4. These models are being evaluated for their replicability, financial sustainability, and scalability.<\/li>\n
      5. Beyond childcare, women also provide care across the family’s life span. The demand for hired caregivers is growing, especially in urban areas, but there is a lack of standardized employment practices and protections for these workers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        How is the Care Economy Viewed Globally?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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        1. The World Economic Forum<\/strong> highlights the care economy as an essential driver of economic productivity<\/strong> globally.<\/li>\n
        2. The care economy is also seen as a business opportunity<\/strong> for organizations to invest in and employ skilled care workers.<\/li>\n
        3. From a human rights perspective<\/strong>, it is crucial for advancing gender equality<\/strong> and disability inclusion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        4. In India, the care economy is underdeveloped, with significant gaps in training, skilling,<\/strong> and certification<\/strong> of care workers, despite increasing demand for caregiving services across families\u2019 life courses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          What Should be Done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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          1. Creating an ecosystem that meets household care needs while protecting care workers’ rights is essential.<\/li>\n
          2. This includes ensuring safe, quality, and affordable care from well-trained workers. A needs-based assessment of care services and a mapping of care providers can help develop this ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            3.There is a need for a comprehensive policy that defines the care ecosystem and is supported by multiple ministries.<\/p>\n

            Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Examine the factors contributing to the low Female Labor Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) in India and the potential impact of improving care services on this rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Source: The post increase women’s participation in the workforce by addressing their caregiving responsibilities has been created, based on the article \u201cIndia needs to develop a care ecosystem\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 28th August 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3- Economy-employment Context: The article discusses the need to increase women’s participation in the… Continue reading Increase women’s participation in the workforce by addressing their caregiving responsibilities<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,167],"tags":[216,8184,10498],"class_list":["post-308680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-economy-subject","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}