Disasters: What’s gender got to do with it?
Even disasters discriminate. More women die in disasters than men. Women face even greater risks of violence in the aftermath and their ability to make an income is often more affected. They end up caring for even more people – other people’s children, the elderly, the injured. Considering this reality, and on World Humanitarian Day, we have to ask ourselves: Where are the women’s voices in disaster planning, response and recovery in the Pacific? Can you hear them?
▻http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2016/08/whats-gender-got-to-do-with-it
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