Technological Interventions in Unpaid Care Work and Gender Dynamics

Title

Technological Interventions in Unpaid Care Work and Gender Dynamics

Creator

Mana, Niveditha Cherukattu; Mathew, Ansa; Baby, Riya; Joseph, Jerush John

Description

Unpaid care work, frequently centered on women, is an important yet neglected component of the world economy. This study strives to address the potential and flexibility that technology brings in curbing gender disparities, along with the bodily burden associated with unpaid care work. An examination is made for smart home devices, telehealth solutions, and caregiving applications that will further be evaluated for their effectiveness in minimizing the time and effort invested in unpaid care responsibilities. Through existing theoretical frameworks, empirical evidence, and case studies, this paper aims to determine how technological innovation can more effectively redistribute care work between genders and enhance the economic value of unpaid care to further improve gender equality. For instance, in Japan, smart home appliances such as automated pill dispensers and remote monitoring devices have become crucial solutions to a caregiving burden largely imposed on women. Telemedicine services similar to these have transported rural India from its unfavorable health care situation, thereby significantly shortening the time women spend on activities related to health care. Caregiver applications have assisted in the United States in achieving an equal distribution of caregiver responsibilities between male and female caregivers. Sophisticated robotic assistants in South Korea may fill gaps in the workforce while tending to older populations; thus, potentially minimizing housework hours for women. The education systems operating online across Sub-Saharan Africa enable girls to juggle learning with caring effectively and hence strike long-lasting gender parity. Such socio-economic advantages were purely garnered through wearable health monitors in Europe that eased family members burdens while experiencing economic benefits at a broader level. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2026.

Source

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems;Volume;1507 LNNS;pp.607-617

Date

01-01-2026

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Subject

AI; Automation; Gender dynamics; Gender inequality; Technological interventions; Unpaid care work

Coverage

Mana N.C., School of Sciences, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India; Mathew A., School of Sciences, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India; Baby R., School of Sciences, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India; Joseph J.J., School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISSN: 23673370; ISBN: 978-981968749-7;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-8750-3_49

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