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Re:In India, smartphones and cheap data are giving women a v... by iguy on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:44AM (#25659351)
Yes I exaggerate slightly. But I wonder a lot about the quality of this data. Doesn't about half the country still work on farms? Low-tech farming has endless labor for all kinds of hands, but little paperwork.
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Re:In India, smartphones and cheap data are giving women a v... by asenna on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @01:36PM (#25660684)
I'm from an upper middle-class family in India and the data from all my relatives (including distant ones) matches this - 80% does seem about right for housewives. Similar for my friends.

It's changing rapidly with the newer generation but for my parents' generation that is definitely the norm.

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Re:In India, smartphones and cheap data are giving women a v... by bloodorange on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @01:09PM (#25660409)
It's not exaggeration. It's disrespectful and taking their effort for granted.
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Re:In India, smartphones and cheap data are giving women a v... by iguy on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @01:31PM (#25660636)
To be clear, I mentioned this stereotype specifically to claim this is not what's happening.
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