Empowering Women, Unpaid Labor Intervention

ECONOMIC DESIGN PROJECT

Thesecondshiftisthephenomenonwhereworking women,aftercompletingtheirformaljobs,return hometotakeonthemajorityofunpaiddomesticlabor.

THE SECOND SHIFT INVISIBLE LABOUR

Invisiblelaborreferstotheessentialbutunrecognized andunpaidtasksthatkeephouseholdsandcommunities running.

https://views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2023/04/governmentsw-little-informal-women-workers/

WHY

THIS MATTERS?

https://www.oxfam.org/en/not-all-gaps-are-created-equal-true-value-care-work?utm source=chatgpt.com

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/04/opinion/women-unpaid-labor.html

://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/04/opinion/women-unpaid-labor.html

Womenandgirls undertakemorethan three-quartersof unpaidcareworkinthe world.

M GENDER EQUALITY MAYBE ATLEAST 100 YEARS AWAY

Butwomenmightbeheldback fromparticipatinginthispaid workbecauseofthedemandsof unpaidlabor.

Girlsstartdoinghouseholdchores asearlyas59yrsold,girlsspend 40%moretimeonhouseholdlabour thanboysofthesameage

Womenaremorelikelyto experienceburnout&depression asaresultunequaldistributionof unpaidwork.

https://www.weforum.org/publications/gender-gap-2020-report-100-years-pay-equality/

https://www.iasexpress.net/recognition-of-unpaid-work-upsc/

BROKEN SUPPORT SYSTEM

ACTIVISTS

RESEARCHERS

POLICY ADVOCATES

GOVERNMENT

NGOs/COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

CORPORATES

CHILDCARE SERVICES

Significant research gaps, lack of actionable pathways, poorly implemented and underfunded policies.

The system provides no support for women when they become mothers. Rather, it forces them to choose between their careers and their families.

FAMILY MEMBERS

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Families often reinforce traditional gender roles, Educational institutions fail to address the societal conditioning that normalizes unpaid labor as a woman ’ s duty

WOMEN

BEYOND THE NUMBERS: The Hidden Cost of the Second Shift

RESEARCH GAPS

Psychological and Health

Impacts Cultural and Socioeconomic Variations

Impact on Marriages & Relationships Corporate and Policy Interventions

WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES REMAIN FRAGMENTED, LACKING

A COMPLETE PICTURE.

INTERVENTION

THE LOST LEDGER

- a shared testament

Burnt out

WHAT IT DOES?

FUTURE SCOPE

Better visualisations

Use of AI and predictive models to gather actionable insights from both quantitative and qualitative data • • Design better questions to gather data around the psychological and physiological impact of the second shift

THANK YOU