Gender disparities and Climate Change: A grounded study from Okara

Abstract

Climate change doesn’t need passport as it does not respect borders. Similarly,climate change doesn’t respect any gender, it disregards gender equality. The impacts of climate change differ from person to person. The Women impacted rate by climate change is out of proportion, making it an important universal feminist problem that calls the worldwide attention. In Pakistan, climate induced vulnerabilities are affecting both genders. It was mainly due to socially constructed roles and responsibilities ofmale and female. Further, these vulnerabilities and capacities differ on the basis of gender, location, time, resources, social positions and geophysical locations. Culturally there is a clear gender division of labor in responding to disasters too. The roles and responsibilities have differences between men and women in preparation, responding, and recovering from disasters. In This study underscores the disproportionate impact of climate change on women (Primarily Okara city) due to their socioeconomic status and societal responsibilities and biological differences, emphasizing the need for gender-sensitive climate policies