Vani Rijhwani
Vani Rijhwani
Climate shocks and gender vulnerabilities in the Upper Ganga basin
Posted on 11 Nov, 2019 10:40 AMSocially constructed notions of the different roles and responsibilities of men and women have a huge bearing on access to and control over resources, and subsequently on their vulnerabilities. More often than not, this leads to vulnerabilities that are skewed towards women, more than men.
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