Their impact on women
It’s three months since hurricane Katrina swept through the southern states of America, nearly a year since the Asian Tsunami, and the recent earthquake in Pakistan is still taking its toll on the population there.
In the days following hurricane Katrina, reports emerged that women had been raped during the chaos of the hurricane’s aftermath, but those reports were subsequently downplayed.
It’s notoriously difficult to document violence against women during natural disasters, but there is evidence that women are disproportionately affected. So what does happen to women during these periods of disorder and displacement, and what can be done to protect them?
Jenni discusses the issues with Madhavi Ariyabandu, an expert on the impact of natural disasters on women and Sarah Bradshaw, Senior lecturer in Third World and Development Studies at Middlesex University.
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