“Climate change hits women hardest”
Most of society’s problems hit women hardest – that is the nature of patriarchy. Still, it was thought-provoking when, this week, a UN report claimed women are hit hardest by climate change.
The United Nations Population Fund 2009 report stated that: “women are among the most vulnerable to climate change, partly because in many countries they make up the larger share of the agricultural work force and partly because they tend to have access to fewer income-earning opportunities.”
It added: “Women manage households and care for family members, which often limits their mobility and increases their vulnerability to sudden weather-related natural disasters. Drought and erratic rainfall force women to work harder to secure food, water and energy for their homes.”