If a woman works from home but payment is received by a male family member, what is the main issue?

Correct answer: Lack of control over woman income

The direct answer is A: lack of control over the woman’s income. The important idea is economic empowerment. A person may do paid work, but empowerment is incomplete if another person receives and controls the payment. Step by step: she performs the work; payment is generated because of her work; the payment goes to a male family member; therefore she may not be able to decide how her earnings are saved or spent. Option A is correct because it identifies this loss of financial decision-making power. Option B, more equality, is wrong because control has not been shared fairly. Option C, complete economic empowerment, is wrong because empowerment requires access to and control over income. Option D, no value of work, is too extreme: the work has value, but her control over its payment is limited. Remember: earning plus control over earnings means real economic empowerment.