Vietnamese women shoulder the burden of unpaid careVietNamNet Bridge – As a mother of two, 32-year-old Nguyen Bich Lien in Ha Noi’s Hoang Mai District says working outside and doing chores exhausts her. In disadvantaged remote areas, women face a heavier burden of unpaid care work because of poor social infrastructure and sexism surrounding "women’s work". According to the study findings, Vietnamese women in 2015 spent 19.7 hours per week on market work and 38.7 hours per week on unpaid care work and for men, 25.1 hours and 26.2 hours. Unpaid care and housework represent 61 per cent of all work time in Viet Nam and women are responsible for 60 per cent of it. The workload of unpaid care and domestic work may cause health problems, she said.

Source: VietNamNet News May 26, 2017 07:07 UTC