Indian Supreme Court Sets Value On Homemaker Care

Court’s ruling reshapes worth of invisible labor …


By: Shobha Shukla

Photo from United Nations/Pranab Aich

India’s Supreme Court last week delivered a landmark judgment measuring the monetary worth of a homemaker’s unpaid care work, the second decision in recent months pushing the boundaries of the rights of women in a country where they have often been ignored. The ruling, delivered by Justices Sanjay Ka…