Rising heat and heavier rains across South Asia, as the planet warms, are forcing home-based women workers to cut down on hours as their houses get hotter or are flooded often, resulting in a loss of income they cannot afford. In a survey of 202 women in cities across India, Nepal and Bangladesh, more than 40% of women were spending less dime on their informal jobs and earning less.  Across South Asia, women home workers make up nearly a quarter of total female employment, as against only 6% for men, HomeNet said in a report that home  work is one of the most vulnerable and lowest-paid types of work.