In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic , lockdown and self-quarantine measures across the world have increased women’s workload as more and more are home-bound for a consistent period of time which has resulted in increased care giving task. Women constitute 2/3rd of the global health workforce. Data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shows that Indian women do nearly six hours or unpaid care work each day. Indian men on the other hand, spend less than an hour on an average doing the same. Globally, women perform 76.2% of total hours of unpaid care work. This is not to say that women must not engage in care giving work. In fact many women cherish and prefer care giving activities when it comes to children and other close dependents. However, women have achieved in managing work life balance. Here’s why: https://www.momspresso.com/parenting/get-settled-in-life/article/women-empowermentjust-a-jazzy-word (Image Source) 1. Risk : For women, a greater s...