'War zone stuff': The link between natural disasters and gender-based violence

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Australian researchers say climate and environment policies still do not adequately recognise the greater dangers faced by women during and after disasters.

One woman lived in fear when her husband started drunkenly punching his car and throwing glass bottles at her. Another recognised her partner's worsening violence when her young son abruptly told a stranger: "My dad is really mean to my mum." As another woman drove on a country road, her husband suddenly pulled on the hand brake during an argument.

"There's the social disadvantage, but women are also economically disadvantaged and ... when a crisis strikes, they've got less security and fewer resources to draw upon." Violence against women often escalates during a disaster because traditional gender roles tend to become more deeply entrenched, the report said.

 

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