Topic: Social empowerment
1. Care work is vital for our society as well as for the economy in general and India needs to have a strategy and action plan for improved policies with respect to care work. Discuss. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
Every year, March 8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day. The immense contribution of women to all spheres of life is often overlooked, unfairly valued, and hardly rewarded. This is ‘particularly evident in care work — both paid and unpaid, which is crucial to the future of decent work.
Key Demand of the question:
To write importance of care work and need for policy improvement in this regard.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin the answer by defining care work and its various aspects.
Body:
First, write social importance of care work – Care work is fundamentally important because it is a universal human need, without which our society and economy can’t function. Children won’t grow up into healthy and happy adults, sick won’t get better and recover, the disabled and old will not be able to contribute to society and live dignified lives without the support and care of others.
Next, write about the challenges that are associated with care work and need for policy strategy to make it much more streamlined.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
