A trapeze act: Balancing unpaid care work and paid work by women in Nepal

This working paper seeks to examine the relationship between unpaid care work and paid work performed by women in low-income households in Nepal. It also examines the causes and consequences of the double burden on the physical and emotional well-being of women and their children. The findings complement other research on the influence on gender norms on the social organisation of care.  

The paper aims to create knowledge about how different stakeholders such as family, community, employers and state can contribute to women’s economic empowerment such that their economic empowerment is optimised, shared across generations and sustained.