https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=1196 The Motor Vehicles Act's structured formula, notably Clause 6 of the Second Schedule, imputes homemakers' income as one-third of an earning spouse's income, a categorisation criticised as irrational for ignoring the economic value of unpaid household production. Census and administrative classifications that label household duties as "non-workers" further entrench gender bias. Courts, tribunals, and the legislature are urged to adopt gender-sensitive valuation methods-replacement cost, partnership, and opportunity-cost approaches-and amend statutory compensation and related laws to ensure homemakers' work is properly assessed in compensation and property regimes. en-us Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:42:48 +0530 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=1196 The Motor Vehicles Act's structured formula, notably Clause 6 of the Second Schedule, imputes homemakers' income as one-third of an earning spouse's income, a categorisation criticised as irrational for ignoring the economic value of unpaid household production. Census and administrative classifications that label household duties as "non-workers" further entrench gender bias. Courts, tribunals, and the legislature are urged to adopt gender-sensitive valuation methods-replacement cost, partnership, and opportunity-cost approaches-and amend statutory compensation and related laws to ensure homemakers' work is properly assessed in compensation and property regimes. News - Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:42:48 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=1196