The Time Use Survey 2024 (January-December), released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation last week, reiterates what has long been an open secret: Despite incremental changes, women spend more time in unpaid industry at home compared to men. In 2024, women spent 289 minutes a day on unpaid domestic services, 10 minutes less than in 2019, but still 201 minutes more than men. Women also spent 62 more minutes on unpaid caregiving, averaging 137 minutes every day, up from 134 minutes in 2019. In addition, women also spent about 140 minutes a day on caregiving, compared to 75 minutes for men, with 41 per cent........

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