India's Supreme Court: Women Work Longer Hours Than Men, Rules in Landmark Maternity Case
"Women Work Longer Hours Than Men": Supreme Court In Landmark Maternity Ruling
Summary
India's Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling on maternity rights, citing International Labour Organization data to find that working women actually put in more total hours than men when unpaid domestic labour is included. The bench of Justices JB Pardiwalah and R Mahadevan used this finding to strengthen legal protections for maternity benefits. The ruling marks a significant judicial recognition of the double burden carried by working women in India.
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Quoting studies by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the bench of Justices JB Pardiwalah and R Mahadevan noted that employed women tend to spend more time working than men once unpaid domestic labour is factored in.