In India, a troubling trend emerges as men leave rural homes to seek work in cities, drawing meager wages and leaving their wives behind to manage agricultural responsibilities. Economists warn of a lost decade for rural women, as this dynamic fosters alienation and increases household strain. Despite the economic growth on paper, opportunities for those in rural areas decline, with agricultural work increasingly falling on women. Geetanjali and her sister-in-law epitomize this shift, highlighting the emotional toll and adaptive strategies women employ to keep their families afloat amid economic uncertainties.
There is a new level of alienation, loneliness and desperation,” said Jayati Ghosh, an economist at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
We figure out some way to do it without the men,
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