Gender and Disasters (Part I)

When a disaster strikes, whether it is due to a natural phenomenon such as a hurricane or an earthquake, or a manmade conflict, women and men are not affected in the same way. The inequalities that exist in a society are likely to be amplified in a disaster, especially if gender is not properly understood as a factor.   

The Human Development Report 2019 highlights that gender disparities remain among the most persistent forms of inequality across all countries and gender inequality is one of the greatest barriers to human development. 

In this blog series, the Connecting Business initiative (CBi) looks at why such inequalities are amplified in disaster settings and what actions can be taken by stakeholders, including the private sector, to mitigate this. [FULL STORY

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