Labour and Exclusion in Gender Perspectives: Gender and Politics of Unpaid Care Work

To provide a safe lifestyle and environment for the perpetuation of the human race, the institution of marriage was created by various societies based upon an agreement by a man and woman to become husband and wife to form a family. The study is not necessary to tell sometimes to state that, who is taking care of the household work in an average middle class family. But the study is about the recognition of that work done by women in the family, as their responsibility and the so called value system will screw her up, if in case she is not able to perform those activities well. If any work has an economic value, the care work which is not paid and even not recognized, will definitely have a priceless value. In many countries, a major goal of the process of liberalization has been to push women to take up paid employment. The burden of supporting the family is increasingly falling on women as men become involuntarily or voluntarily unemployed or their incomes are insufficient for the survival of the families. (Neetha N, 2008). In India, though there has been no explicit state intervention, economic reforms have tremendous impact on the livelihoods of a large section of the population. The participation of poor and middle class women in the labour market has become critical for the survival of families. Though the participation of economic activities of the family somehow made empowered but still the traditionally made constrains of the unpaid household work which is consider as a less standard work and the responsibility of the same pull her back most of time from active social and political participation. Key word: unpaid work, care work, gender, economy