Well, it could apply to the many roles farm women fill today.
Research indicates a link between increased stress and elevated farm injuries.
Thu has worked with Paul Lasley, Iowa State University Extension sociologist, asking questions for the Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll about injuries. While a much larger percentage of farm operators reported having had a serious farm injury, the percentage declined, Thu said. Farm women put in long hours on and off the farm. They cannot do that when they are injured. Phil Hufferd, Iowa State University Extension farm management specialist in Waterloo, says women are often the first to notice problems in farm finances because they often handle the finances.