What is feminization of work? Critically examine, why this does not mean that gender equality has been achieved?

(.) Front desk jobs are ideally suited for women. (.) "Pink collarisation" is also seen in jobs like teachers, housemaids or in disciplines like humanities and not STEM. (.) Feminisation in Agriculture is evident in India due to increasing migration of male members driven by urbanisation opportunities. (.) With the rise of Service Industry & Software Companies (MNCs), BPOs, etc., women are coming up as software engineers and call centre workers.

(•) Traditionally, women have been involved in occupation of care giving like nurses, they are also coming up as doctors now.

With increasing Educational Opportunities, it's natural that women are coming up as active participants in various jobs from Engineers to politicians, from army women to drivers. But this does not really mean that Gender Equality is achieved.

(•) Even when women become financially independent, their control of resources is largely shaped by the patriarchal superstructures of authority across gender.

(•) Occupational Segregation is still evident due to issues concerning, low wage payment, Safety at workplace and being assigned clerical work.

⊙ Eg 55% of women work as agri labourers in India, while only 28% are own cultivators & only 12.8% land is owned by women shows skewed Gender Balance.

⊙ Arlie Hoschild in 'Second shift' illustrates how women have to first work at workplace and then carry double burden of working at home again.

⊙ Child care responsibilities & elderly care or support for husband is still considered a primary concern of women who often drop out of jobs mid career.

⊙ Even at workplace, they are discriminated, under estimated & this lowers their confidence in long run.