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Gender, climate change and natural disasters : Comments
By Kellie Tranter, published 4/2/2008The effects, direct and indirect, of natural disasters are much greater for women compared with men.
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Elderly people are much more likely to experience heat stress than younger people, given the fact that more women survive to old age than men, it it obvious that more women will die in a heat wave than men, simply because elderly women out number elderly men.
The 2006 tsunami occurred during the day. One would assume that the men were out working. So if the tsunami had occurred at night it is likey the the male death toll would have been much higher.
Any parent worth their salt would try to save their children first.
Death in earthquakes usually occur when buildings collapse upon the occupants, so depending on the time of day a earthquake occurs will determine the gender ratio of those who are killed.
In third world countries women are not the only ones who are malnoursihed and education is denied to boys as well when they are required to assist with the farming.