DHAKA, May 26, 2024 (BSS) - State Minister for Finance
Waseqa Ayesha Khan today said the government
is considering the economic value of unpaid household work
done by women.
 
“It is important to evaluate the contribution of women, who
are contributing to the economy by working at home. The
government is considering determining the economic value
of unpaid household work done by women. The government
has taken positive steps in this regard,” she said.
 
Waseqa said this while speaking as the chief guest at a
seminar titled, “Recognition of Unpaid Care work: A Step
towards Financial and Social Empowerment of Women” at
BRAC Centre Inn in the city, according to a press release.
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) organised the event.
 
As per the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,
Waseqa said Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has
already released the ‘Time Use Survey 2021’.
 
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), is
researching the economic value of women's household work,
she added.
 
 MJF Executive Director Shaheen Anam presided over the
event.