Climate change’s gender problem: women face their own storms

Global warming’s contribution to inequality and violence against women is becoming a worldwide concern that requires gender-responsive solutions

14 August 2022 - 20:08 By Oluwaseyitan Solademi-Ibrahim

On August 9 1956 thousands of women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria protesting the extension of pass laws to women, a system meant to subjugate women even further. Because of this march, SA commemorates August 9 as National Women’s Day, paying tribute to the women’s struggle...

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