Our climate crisis is now visible in extreme heat, apart from more intense and frequent natural disasters. We need a gender-just plan of action to avert the loss of lives and livelihoods faced by millions of women around the world.
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Many of them juggle household chores and caring for children and older relatives and earning income. For them, heat waves have dealt a cruel double blow, affecting both their health and productivity.
A survey has revealed that the number of home-based workers, mostly women, who earn a living through sewing, weaving, and making handicrafts, is around 19.2 per cent across the country.