According to India's 2019 Time Use Survey, women spent almost six hours and a half per day performing unpaid work, whereas their male counterparts spent around two hours and a half per day. Although male Indians spent more time on paid work, women spent in total more time on paid and unpaid work, working approximately 12 hours daily.
Time spent in paid and unpaid activities by male and female participants in India in 2019
(in minutes per day)
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Observer Research Foundation. (May 28, 2021). Time spent in paid and unpaid activities by male and female participants in India in 2019 (in minutes per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302191/india-time-spent-in-paid-and-unpaid-activities-by-male-and-female-participants/
Observer Research Foundation. "Time spent in paid and unpaid activities by male and female participants in India in 2019 (in minutes per day)." Chart. May 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302191/india-time-spent-in-paid-and-unpaid-activities-by-male-and-female-participants/
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Observer Research Foundation. "Time Spent in Paid and Unpaid Activities by Male and Female Participants in India in 2019 (in Minutes per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302191/india-time-spent-in-paid-and-unpaid-activities-by-male-and-female-participants/
Observer Research Foundation, Time spent in paid and unpaid activities by male and female participants in India in 2019 (in minutes per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302191/india-time-spent-in-paid-and-unpaid-activities-by-male-and-female-participants/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Time spent in paid and unpaid activities by male and female participants in India in 2019 (in minutes per day) [Graph], Observer Research Foundation, May 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302191/india-time-spent-in-paid-and-unpaid-activities-by-male-and-female-participants/
