Under the heading Gender
Unemployment accelerates Male out-migration f4rom the rural areas. Education also plays a major role in migration. Illetearacy amoung women is yet another issue This transfers the responsibility of farm management on the shoulder’s of Women farmers. Their physical burden increases tremendously as they have to solely handle most of the farm operations along with household chores. Disasters events like droughts, heat waves fuel up their physical and psychological distress situations .There should be a methodologies for calculating Women Discomfort Index and periodical assessment assessments should be done during distress period.
Dr. Dhanya P