A step back in gender equality
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January 12, 2021 11:06 IST
Paying women for domestic and care work is a recognition of their efforts but may not reduce and redistribute their burden
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Paying women for domestic and care work is a recognition of their efforts but may not reduce and redistribute their burden
Is the electoral promise of paying women for carrying out domestic work and care work a progressive public policy? The proposal, put forth by Kamal Haasan’s political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam, has generated curiosity and reopened the old but unsettled academic debate. On the face of it, the proposal might appear progressive. However, closer scrutiny suggests otherwise.