Were harmeet and shonali correct in …

No. Harmeet and Shonali were not correct in saying that Harmeet's mother didn't work.because for one day strike by Harmeet's mother made father exhausted and nothing was done on time and in a proper way as she used to do. Harmeet’s family did not think that the work Jaspreet did within the house was real work. This feeling is not unique to their families. Across the world, the main responsibility for housework and care-giving tasks, like looking after the family, especially children, the elderly and sick members, lies with women. Yet, as we have seen, the work that women do within the home is not recognised as work. It is also assumed that this is something that comes naturally to women. It, therefore, does not have to be paid for. And society devalues this work.

No because house wok is also a work