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SAPNA CHANDELAIR 356· 2025

Question Q.18GS1GS1

How do conventional gender roles and responsibilities make women more susceptible to the hazards of extreme heat conditions? What measures would you suggest reducing these vulnerabilities?

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Women are most born, but she is made one. Conventional gender roles, vulnerability create women at time in direct heat well being.

Conventional gender roles => Susceptibility to impact of extreme heat condition.

Gender roles: Impact:

13Cs - Cooking, cleaning & caring, Fuel, worker, women susceptible to extreme heat condition. (eg- over stove, fuelwood => heating value, unsafe heatwood)
2Water Resource Accumulation - by travelling to far areas, (eg)- Rajasthan
3Heat-Khaichi => energy ways => fatalities
4Unavailable Fuel, wood from forest (eg)- So umirals of Himalaya, Uttarkhali
5Susceptibility to available, trolley & bought=> deforestation=>housew, fire condition
4External high temperature conditions => Pregnant physical & mental health, reducing labour force utilisation

Measure to reduce vulnerability:

1Ecological & land, women, fuel wood access - Susceptible to violent, stroller & bought=> deforestation=>housew, fire condition. (eg)- Over-stove, fuelwood => heating value
1Gender discussion, Delivers to all weather heat condition => Digital physical & mental health, reducing labour force utilisation
5Patriarchal mindset, Child women to limit AGE difference, reduce patriarchal policy role
6Gender Insecurity, Delivers to civil health.

(eg)- Working, Breast feeding or lower level Neutral leave

Social awareness using NGOs, SHGs on impact of extreme heat on women.
2Technological level

i) Clean cooling fuel in all areas. (eg)- Balan cookers

ii) Lab-water facility. (eg)- Valverani Mixton

3Policy measures

i) Gendered policy both direction of women field making. (eg)- Nari Lakshmi Indira

ii) Labour code implementation - In formal & informal sector to over 90% women in Agri.

iii) Capacity building. (eg)- Prove DITI, Women constitute 30% Regulatory from health & wealth, can help them @ Uplift Elevation.

276 words3 paragraphs1 bullet points
  • Structured approach with clear separation of gender roles and impacts
  • Specific examples mentioned (Himalaya, Uttarkhali, over stove)
  • Multi-dimensional analysis covering health, labor, environmental aspects
  • Identifies root causes like patriarchal mindset
  • Mentions specific policy interventions
  • Comprehensive approach covering awareness, technology, and policy
  • Specific examples like Nari Lakshmi Indira scheme
  • Addresses both formal and informal sectors

Topper

SAPNA CHANDEL

AIR 3562025

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Role of Women and Women's Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues

Women

Gender roles and vulnerability to climate hazards

Writing Stats

276

Total words

3

Paragraphs

1

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Analytical and structured

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