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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.
Leaders call for collective action, elevating marginalized voices and women in decision making roles beyond COVID-19
During the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), UN Women hosted a side event entitled “Beyond COVID-19: Advancing gender responsive policies on climate, care and jobs for a sustainable and equal future”.
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.
Gender inequality, earthquake and flood impacts in Albania
Taking into account women’s needs in recovery planning
From loss to leadership in Brazil
Women tackle local risk in flood-prone Rio de Janeiro community
Women’s absence from COVID-19 task forces will perpetuate gender divide, says UNDP, UN Women
Open letter from the President of the Global Network of Women for Inclusive Disaster Risk Management to women leaders about Covid-19 and the exclusion of women and girls with disabilities
Women more likely than men to suffer psychological distress from having their homes flooded
Natural hazards and child marriages: A case study from Bihar
Coronavirus shows how hard it is for ethnic minority and migrant women to access healthcare
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.