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Indian youth spend more time on work, women continue to get a raw deal
In 2019, out of the 1,440 minutes in a day, Indian youth spent 148 minutes on employment-related activities, which increased to 158 minutes in 2024
Amitava Saha Gopal Saha
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Time Use Survey (TUS) plays a pivotal role in understanding how individuals across different age groups and gender participate in paid and unpaid activities. TUS data depicts how gender norms and societal roles influence the way men and women divide their time, both within the household and in broader society. Recognising the importance of unpaid work by women, the United Nations, in its 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development, has introduced an indicator for measuring the 'proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age, and location,' to track progress towards gender equality and women empowerment.
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