Women in rural India take larger role in agriculture

May Day, or International Workers Day, will also be celebrated internationally to recognize the achievements of the labor movement and the ongoing struggle for workers rights. In honor of May Day, today we’re going to India to look at a growing women’s movement in the countryside. Nearly 60 percent of Indians depend on agriculture for their livelihood. But government investment and young workers have flowed to more lucrative industries in the country’s expanding urban centers. The result is that women are stepping in to take larger roles in villages that have been traditionally dominated by men. From Uttar Pradesh, reporter Alissa Figueroa has the story.