Floods in South Africa: protecting people must include a focus on women and girls

When disastrous events like floods are combined with social inequities, their effects are much greater.

Risk, resilience and gender in the current Petrópolis tragedy

Women are more vulnerable to disasters because of their social roles, lack of access to resources and political marginalisation.

New data show women and girls far less likely to receive COVID-19 relief

Women and girls have disproportionately suffered the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19: lost jobs and reduced work hours, increased intensity of care and domestic work, and strains on their physical and mental health.

Women’s absence from COVID-19 task forces will perpetuate gender divide, says UNDP, UN Women

Women more likely than men to suffer psychological distress from having their homes flooded

Natural hazards and child marriages: A case study from Bihar

Expert's take: The gendered impact of COVID-19 requires transformative changes in economic policies

Nepal: Why more women die in disasters

Women bear the brunt of most disasters in Nepal because the outmigration of men from the countryside.

Addressing gendered and other inequalities will be central to COVID-19 recovery

The moms are not alright

COVID-19 will widen poverty gap between women and men, new data shows

Mexico: The unequal effects of coronavirus

How will COVID-19 affect women and girls in low- and middle-income countries?

‘Gender blind’ coronavirus policies could hinder disease fight

The gender and age dimensions of floods and drought in Malawi

Understanding the gender and age inequalities of risk

Disaster risk reduction: Avoiding the inevitable

Bracing for climate change in Bangladesh: Safeguarding development in a warming world

Lessons learnt from 2017 Caribbean Hurricane Season

The Caribbean is moving closer to a much-needed regional strategy to strengthen people-centred early warning systems across the islands