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Work-from-Home Culture and Transformation of Domestic Labour Dynamics

Author(s) Dr. Nandini Shivasharanappa
Country India
Abstract The rapid expansion of work-from-home (WFH) arrangements during and after the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly reshaped the relationship between paid employment and domestic labour. This paper offers a sociological analysis of how WFH culture is transforming domestic labour dynamics, with attention to gender, class, and household power relations. Studies across multiple countries indicate that while remote work can reduce commuting time and increase temporal flexibility, it has not automatically led to a more equal division of unpaid domestic and care work; in many contexts it has intensified women’s responsibilities in the home and reinforced traditional gender norms. At the same time, emerging evidence shows some men increasing their contribution to childcare and housework under WFH conditions, particularly when organisational cultures and policy supports encourage shared caregiving. Drawing on international literature and India-focused studies, the paper argues that WFH has intensified the visibility and centrality of domestic labour, but its redistributive potential remains constrained by persistent gender norms, occupational hierarchies, and the unequal valuation of unpaid work. The conclusion calls for gender-sensitive remote-work policies, public investment in care infrastructures, and explicit recognition of unpaid domestic labour in labour and social protection debates
Keywords work-from-home; domestic labour; unpaid care work; gender; remote work; COVID-19
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-11-26
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.61764
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbdr7r
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