Climate change affects women’s health, livelihoods and security disproportionately because of gender inequality and patriarchal structures.
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It is easy to feel jaded in a time of catastrophe but there is a compelling moral argument for us to work towards a better world.
Vaccines and medical treatments can only go so far in an unequal society. Facing the ongoing history of racial discrimination and bias in the US would help end the pandemic.
Women have been affected by the pandemic more than men in many ways. Policies should reflect this.
The key is ‘capability’, and the tips come from New Zealand.
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Professor of Epidemiology, San Diego State University
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Professor of Sociology, Australian Catholic University
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization, University of Tuscia
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Assistant Professor in Political Economy at the Economics Department, University of Tuscia