The colonial history of Darjeeling Hills had a considerable influence on thedevelopment and settlement of Darjeeling Town, notably in terms of women's contexts suchas migration, forms of economic engagement for women, and the introduction of formaleducation for women, among other aspects. When we look into the region's history, we findthat women have worked in a number of occupations, although primarily in informal work,and they have contributed to the region's economy and gradual societal changes in their owncapacities. Despite the fact that women have long worked in public spaces in the hills ofDarjeeling, the prevalent traditional norm in the region recognizes the home as a woman'sprimary space. Even while women in the hills may have substantially distinct socioeconomicbackgrounds, they are nevertheless subjected to some dominant gender norms. Women whowork outside have the obligation to divide their time between paid and unpaid domesticwork, since parenting and domestic tasks have always been considered as women's work inthe hills, whether in towns or in villages. Among the various challenges and debatessurrounding 'working women,' one key question that arises is the link between women'sparticipation in paid work and the gendered distribution of labour in the household. As aresult, this article seeks to understand the division of labour, one component of the larger'working women's question', in families of women employed in the service sector. As such,in-depth perspectives of ten married women who represent a segment of this social group inthe Town of Darjeeling have been analysed.