Anne Karpf, a writer and sociologist, along with Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC South Asia correspondent, dive into the gendered aspects of climate change. They discuss how women, particularly in the Global South, are disproportionately affected despite contributing the least to the crisis. The conversation highlights the importance of including women's voices in climate discussions and systemic solutions. They also explore the role of empowering women in sustainable practices, particularly in water management, and how care jobs can be integrated into green economies for lasting change.
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Gender Disparity in Disaster Casualties
In the 1991 Bangladesh tsunami, 90% of the 140,000 casualties were women.
This disparity highlights how social roles, not biology, impact vulnerability during climate disasters.
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Unequal Burden of Climate Change
Women are disproportionately impacted by climate change, particularly in the Global South.
However, they've contributed less to causing the crisis.
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Gendered Food Preferences
Rajini Vaidyanathan, a vegetarian, observes that her male friends prefer plant-based burgers that resemble meat.
This illustrates how gendered perceptions can influence consumer choices, even in seemingly eco-friendly options.
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Anne Karpf's "How Women Can Save the Planet" delves into the intersection of climate change and gender inequality. The book reveals how women, particularly in the Global South, are disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters. Karpf challenges the notion of collective responsibility, highlighting the unequal contributions to the climate crisis and the marginalization of women in solutions. She argues for a more nuanced understanding of vulnerability, emphasizing the social and economic factors that make women more susceptible to climate impacts. The book advocates for a feminist approach to climate action, centering care and challenging existing power structures.
As Earth Day approaches, we revisit a compelling conversation from 2021 asking which factors are really responsible for the climate emergency and who might be able to prevent it? Dr Anne Karpf is a writer and sociologist whose book, How Women Can Save the Planet, looks to analyse some of these questions in more granular detail. The BBC's South Asia correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan joins Karpf to learn more.
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