Research critiques the tendency to portray women as victims of climate hazards rather than recognising differences between women and the potential for women to use their agency and informal networks to negotiate their situations . Migration can change household composition and structure, which in turn affects the adaptive capacity and choices of those who do not move . For example, when only male household members move, the remaining members of the now female-headed household must take on greater workloads , leading to increased workload and greater vulnerability for those left behind . It can, however, also increase women's economic freedom and decision-making capacity, enhance their agency  and alter the gendered division of paid work, care and intra-household relations , a process that may reduce household vulnerability to extreme climate events .
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