Lockdown after-effects: Men breaching the great kitchen divide

Hyderabad | Wednesday | 1st April, 2020

Summary:

Soon, it was followed by another wife who shared a picture of her businessman husband making rotis. Each picture/video was enthusiastically cheered on, with congratulatory messages flooding in for both the men and for the women, who could make their husbands “do the work”. Women disproportionately handle activities like washing clothes and dishes, cleaning the house and looking after children and older people. Also with the household help away in this lockdown, the burden of housework has doubled for most women. 71% Women in India sleep lesser than their husbands due to household chores!.