No Time to Rest: Women’s Lived Experiences of Balancing Paid Work and Unpaid Care Work

Chopra, Deepta and Zambelli, Elena (2017) No Time to Rest: Women’s Lived Experiences of Balancing Paid Work and Unpaid Care Work. Working Paper. Institute of Development Studies, Brighton.

Abstract

This report provides evidence on the lived experiences of women in low-income families, as they strive to balance their paid work and unpaid care work responsibilities. It presents the findings of a mixed-methods research project carried out in India, Nepal, Rwanda, and Tanzania during 2015–17.