Women in rural areas perform a major part of almost all agricultural operations like clod crushing in landpreparation, manuring, weeding, transplanting, sowing, harvesting, cleaning, storage etc. Technological empowerment ofwomen is the need of the day for betterment of agriculture and agricultural production system. Hence, the study wasconducted on Characterization of drudgery of women laborer in maize production system. This study was conducted inDharwad district of Karnataka state. The maize production system was identified Hullambi and B.Gudihal villages ofKalagatagi Taluka were identified as operational villages. The total sample size was 50 farm women who were involved inall the activities of maize production system. The study comprised of 50 sample. Majority of women were involved indibbling, top dressing, weeding and cob removing activity. Equal participation of both men and women was observed inremoval of stalks and stubbles activity in maize production. With respect to physical load carried and load rating, more than7 kg weight is carried by women while performing removal of stalks and stubbles (8.02 kg). Further the distance of carryingload was observed to be maximum in dibbling activity. It is oblivious to note that majority of women have given maximumload rating while performing the top dressing of fertilizer (3.74) followed where as the lowest load rating activities weredibbling(1.56 ) and cob removing(1.82). With respect to pain in different body parts, maximum farm women (82%) wereexperienced the pain in lower back (3.59) while performing cob removing activity. While performing top dressing offertilizer, 52 percent of farm women were experienced the pain in upper leg (3.57) followed by, upper arm (2.97), shoulder(3.05). With regard to postural discomfort, maximum postural discomfort rating in lower back was expressed by farmwomen while performing dibbling. Hence, to create an awareness and proper intervention of improved drudgery reducingagricultural implements would minimize the drudgery while performing the activities in maize production system.