Post 938: International Women's Day. Climate change is a crisis that doesn't just affect one group of people, but the entire globe. However, different regions, races, and genders feel the effects in different ways. And by looking at a collection of 130 studies from around the world, two-thirds of them show that women feel the health-related impacts of the climate crisis more so than men. . While climate change doesn't target anyone based on their race or gender, the effects are often felt first by disadvantaged groups. And with the world largely being a patriarchal society, that oftentimes means women. Severe weather events such as droughts, floods, and cyclones put pressure on food security, medical care, and water supplies - but the studies show that societal roles often put women at higher-risk than men. One study in Bangladesh points to cultural expectations of women to wear a sari (a traditional full-length dress) as a reason for increased risk when fleeing floodwaters. Another study suggests that women in Dhaka were less likely to seek medical help during a 1998 flood likely due to a cultural norm of women staying home unless accompanied by a man. . Of course, this doesn't mean men are left worry-free. A handful of studies did find that men are more at-risk of the effects of climate change than women. One study found that men were likely to deal with mental issues after extreme weather events and were more likely to die from floods and heatwaves. Experts from both studies point to cultural expectations of men helping with rescue efforts after these types of catastrophes. . Generalizing any population always results in inaccuracies (even researchers from this aggregate study stated more research is needed to solidify any findings), but the study does show that inequality issues don't stop at just being social issues. We're all at risk of what's to come during this crisis, but marginalized groups especially so. . . Read more about the aggregation of studies: https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-how-climate-change-disproportionately-affects-womens-health . Graphic shows the female gender symbol with Earth in the middle. The factoid reads: "Of 130 studies, more than two-thirds found that women felt more health-impacts from climate change than men." . . #climatechange #internationalwomensday #womensday #womensrights #climatecrisis #womeninscience #equality #pixelplanet #pixelplanettoday #pixelart #planetfacts #artivism #climatedesign