The article highlights that estimates from the Time Use Survey 2019-20 show that married women in their twenties who are in paid work sleep less and spend less time in leisure and social activities than married men who are employed. They also cut back on time at their workplace compared to single working women. All these adjustments ensure that domestic work gets done alongside their job.

Equally, Indian men are also constrained by social norms of having to be the family breadwinner, even if the spouse is in paid employment and can single-handedly support the family.

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