However, the domestic sphere is also where the most significant gender disparity persists. The concept of the "double burden" is real. Even in middle-class families where women work full-time jobs, the responsibility of cooking, cleaning, childcare, and elder care overwhelmingly falls on her. The Indian woman is expected to be a superwoman—highly qualified professionally yet invisible domestically. This "mental load" is a quiet crisis, leading to burnout and stress, though a younger generation of husbands and wives is beginning to challenge this norm.

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