The Crossbill News Desk
Women continue to spend over three times more time on unpaid domestic work than men, according to the Time Use Survey 2024 released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Tuesday.
However, the time spent by women on household chores has decreased slightly over the last five years.
As per the survey, women dedicated 289 minutes per day to unpaid domestic services for household members in 2024, while men spent only 88 minutes on similar tasks.
This marks a 10-minute decrease in the time women spent on household work since 2019, when the figure stood at 299 minutes per day. Meanwhile, men’s involvement in such work has also reduced from 97 minutes in 2019.
The survey also highlights the gender disparity in caregiving responsibilities. Women aged 15-59 years spent an average of 140 minutes per day on caregiving activities for household members, nearly twice the time spent by men (74 minutes). About 41% of women in this age group participated in caregiving, compared to only 21.4% of men.
“This corroborates the Indian social fabric wherein most of the caregiving responsibilities for household members are borne by the females of the household,” the ministry stated in its release.
Despite a marginal decline, the total time spent by women in unpaid domestic work remained high at 305 minutes per day in 2024, compared to 315 minutes in 2019.
The survey also sheds light on women's limited participation in employment. In the 15-59 age group, only 25% of women participated in employment and related activities in 2024, compared to 75% of men. However, this marks an increase from 21.8% of women participating in paid work in 2019.
Overall, the survey found that 83.9% of women participated in unpaid activities in 2024, a figure nearly unchanged from 84% in 2019. In contrast, 45.8% of men took part in unpaid work, up from 43.9% five years ago. Meanwhile, the percentage of men engaged in paid work increased to 60.5% in 2024, from 54.8% in 2019.
The Time Use Survey (TUS), first conducted in 2019, assesses how men and women allocate time to different activities, including paid and unpaid labour.
The 2024 survey, conducted between January and December, is the second such study by the ministry, aiming to provide insights into gender-based disparities in time allocation.
However, the time spent by women on household chores has decreased slightly over the last five years.
As per the survey, women dedicated 289 minutes per day to unpaid domestic services for household members in 2024, while men spent only 88 minutes on similar tasks.
This marks a 10-minute decrease in the time women spent on household work since 2019, when the figure stood at 299 minutes per day. Meanwhile, men’s involvement in such work has also reduced from 97 minutes in 2019.
The survey also highlights the gender disparity in caregiving responsibilities. Women aged 15-59 years spent an average of 140 minutes per day on caregiving activities for household members, nearly twice the time spent by men (74 minutes). About 41% of women in this age group participated in caregiving, compared to only 21.4% of men.
“This corroborates the Indian social fabric wherein most of the caregiving responsibilities for household members are borne by the females of the household,” the ministry stated in its release.
Despite a marginal decline, the total time spent by women in unpaid domestic work remained high at 305 minutes per day in 2024, compared to 315 minutes in 2019.
The survey also sheds light on women's limited participation in employment. In the 15-59 age group, only 25% of women participated in employment and related activities in 2024, compared to 75% of men. However, this marks an increase from 21.8% of women participating in paid work in 2019.
Overall, the survey found that 83.9% of women participated in unpaid activities in 2024, a figure nearly unchanged from 84% in 2019. In contrast, 45.8% of men took part in unpaid work, up from 43.9% five years ago. Meanwhile, the percentage of men engaged in paid work increased to 60.5% in 2024, from 54.8% in 2019.
The Time Use Survey (TUS), first conducted in 2019, assesses how men and women allocate time to different activities, including paid and unpaid labour.
The 2024 survey, conducted between January and December, is the second such study by the ministry, aiming to provide insights into gender-based disparities in time allocation.
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