Where women are economically empowered, there are fewer disaster victims
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 09:51
in Psychology & Sociology
Among the bad news related to the ill effects of climate change is that women are impacted disproportionately by the resulting disasters. Women are more likely to experience poverty, poorer health outcomes and increased vulnerability to sexual violence due to climate-related disaster events, such as floods, storms and drought.