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It is well accepted that the Labour Force Surveys (LFS) do not adequately capture the contribution of women in several activities that goes unreported and unaccounted due to methodological issue. Some of the myths created by LFS are exploded by Time-Use Survey (TUS). TUS reveals that a significant proportion of women devoted long hours in care activities within the household. Unpaid care work is an important aspect of economic activity contributing to the well-being of individuals, families and societies. The role played by women in the care sector is massive and merits special attention though it is difficult to assign a numerical value to the tasks accomplished by them. Much of the women’s participation in the working sphere, inside their home and outside, remains unrecognised and unaccounted for resulting in widespread underestimation. There is a need to recognise such activities and enumerated for the inclusion of SNA boundary. TUS needs to be complemented with Labour Force Surveys or establishing synergy between LFS and TUS for better understanding of participation behaviour in various activities within a frame of 24 h tracking.
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Mehta, B.S., Awasthi, I.C. (2019). Measurement of Women’s Work. In: Women and Labour Market Dynamics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9057-9_2
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