Kaustav Chakraborty
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Doctoral Researcher @CEDemografia @UABBarcelona Demography | Public Health
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧: 𝐌𝐒𝐒𝐑𝐅 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 India’s heatwaves have grown longer and more intense, causing heat-related deaths to rise by 34% between 2013 and 2022. But the gendered impact of this heat stress is often overlooked. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 ‘𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’ 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: • 70% of women reported symptoms like fatigue, dizziness, and dehydration during heat months • 97% of women reported wage losses exceeding ₹1,500 during peak summer • 72% of women in high Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) districts reported higher household violence These numbers reveal how heat intensifies existing gender and health inequalities, while our health systems remain under-equipped and heat policies lack effective implementation strategies. The report uncovers the hidden links between environmental stress, gendered labour burdens, and health risks—and lays out an actionable roadmap for policy reform. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. lnkd.in/gf3iDhPj
Extended, extreme heat spells pose a severe threat to women’s health - @ramyakannan features @mssrf study @the_hindu. Not only do health systems need to prepare, action is needed across labour, urban planning, social welfare & rural development depts. Climate Adaptation is urgent
Three Days In @IIPS Mumbai: Unraveling the Complex Web of Human Kinship. Beyond Family Trees: A Deep Dive into Population Kinship with Diego @d_alburez & Saroja Adhikari from Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.
