Climate Change and Equality of Genders in the Developing World
Climate defines the lifestyle,
traditions and economics of an area. Recent gender studies show that women
of the developing world are especially vulnerable to climate change due to the
low gender equality index characteristic for those countries. Females are
unable to fulfill their potential for effective adaptation to climate
alterations as a result of labor and human rights violations.
Climate alterations can deepen the
divide between rich and poor layers of society and exacerbate gender
inequality. In Third World countries, women are primarily involved in
agriculture and farming. According to Global Water Institute, over 60 percent
of women working in sub-Saharan Africa are employed in agricultural labor.
Almost 80 percent of the food on the African continent is produced by women.
Therefore, they heavily depend on weather conditions. Females are supposed to
run a household and take care of the family members, which limits mobility of
those women. Drought and infrequent or irregular precipitation force women to
work to exhaustion to provide their families with food and water.
Read more at http://guardianlv.com/2014/08/climate-change-and-equality-of-genders-in-the-developing-world/#yg0sX7RR6WT2oRM3.99
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