3. Nature, Range and Patterns of Women’s Work

Women do various types of work. Their household work remains mostly invisible and unrecognised. Here it is essential to categorise various types of work done by women in terms of paid and unpaid work. This will give us a broad idea to understand the significance of women’s work both in the family and in the society.

3.1. What is Women’s Work?3.2. Unpaid Work in Home-Based Production and Family Farms Missing Women Lack of participation of women in workforce:Reasons for low labour force participation:How to bring women into workforce:3.3. Female Child Labour Right to Education 3.4. Paid Work i) Education, Paid Employment and Household Responsibilities ii) Agricultural and Industrial Sectors iii) Women in Services and Professions iv) Earning Differentials 3.5. Women Workers and the Growth of Unorganized Sector