Valuing Women's Work | Addressing the Wage Gap & Unpaid Labor | Woman Malayalam | Dr. Mary Matilda

There are three main types of work globally:
1. Reproductive work: This includes tasks within the family, such as cooking, cleaning, childcare, and caring for elderly family members.
2. Productive work: This refers to work outside the family that brings in income.
3. Community work: This involves activities within the community that aren't directly related to productive or reproductive tasks.
Housework and caregiving are essential yet often overlooked. Women have traditionally taken on these responsibilities without receiving the recognition, value, respect, or pay they deserve. Despite women performing about 70% of all work worldwide, they receive only around 10% of the world's total economic income. This economic disparity is due to the undervaluation of reproductive work, typically carried out by women, in economic assessments. Today, women work in various roles, but not all are financially independent. In an insightful video, Dr. Mary Matilda sheds light on this inequality and offers suggestions on how to accurately account for women's work. Achieving financial independence contributes to women feeling more secure and respected, regardless of their socio-economic background. This empowerment has positive effects, benefiting not only women but also their families, society, and the country as a whole.
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Dr. Mary Matilda is the former Principal of Maharajas College Ernakulam. She is a well known motivational speaker, corporate trainer & life skills/soft skills coach. She has Master’s degrees in Mathematics (MSc & M.Phil), Education (M.Ed), Business Administration and Management (MBA), Women Studies (MWS), Applied Psychology (M.Sc), and Ph.D. in women’s studies. She is also a graduate in Law (LLB)
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