In the fisherfolk society there is a gender-based division of labour. In accordance to the division women confine themselves to household affairs and mane control the sea. The Parava women found the central focus of their identity and their social role in the work they perform as wives, mothers and daughters (Kalpana Ram). But they have now broken such barriers and they perform activities like salting, drying and selling fish. They have also resorted to sorting fish. So the domestic tasks, the special responsibilities in the religious sphere and various economic activities have increased their burden three-fold and their health is very much affected. Continue reading Share her burden →