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How Gender Inequality and Climate Change Are Interconnected

Provided by: United Nations |Published on: June 7, 2023
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  • This article examines how climate change intensifies gender inequality, the unique challenges many women face during a natural disaster, and why climate change amplifies the dangers for women, girls, LGBTQ+ people, and other disadvantaged groups.
  • Students will learn that climate change impacts the agricultural work of women in many countries, that gender inequalities lower the survival rate of women during natural disasters, and that humanitarian organizations generally struggle to accommodate the needs of women, girls, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people.

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Subjects: Civics, English Language Arts, Health
Authors: UN Women
Region: Global
Languages: English

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