women's unpaid work in Bangladesh

Women’s unpaid work deserves respect and fair recognition

The lack of recognition of women’s unpaid work has led to their marginalisation as a productive force.

Reaction / The job no one claps for

Women’s unpaid household and care work sustains the nation, yet remains invisible

Women’s unpaid labour worth Tk 570,000cr

Women in Bangladesh carried out an estimated Tk 570,000 crore worth of unpaid household and care work in 2021, according to the country’s first Household Production Satellite Account (HPSA).