Heavy Workload Faced by Professional Indian Women
Indian women in fields like auditing, IT, and media work over 55 hours a week (9-11 hours daily)
The death of Chartered Accountant Anna Sebastian Perayil raised awareness of stress levels in demanding jobs.
Household duties remain largely unshared, despite women working overtime.
Employed women spend about 5.8 hours daily on unpaid chores, limiting their rest time to 7-10 hours.
Unemployed men do less household work (3.5 hours) than employed women.
Married women perform around eight hours of unpaid work daily, while married men do only 2.8 hours.
No significant difference in household responsibilities between urban and rural women.
About 85% of women across states engage in unpaid work, with men's participation often below 50%.
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