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GDN: Women are more than victims of disaster

Source(s): Gender and Disaster Network, the
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Verugal, women in flood, photo by flickr user Perambara-Amantha Perera, creative commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/perambara/5380665175
Verugal, women in flood, photo by flickr user Perambara-Amantha Perera, creative commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/perambara/5380665175

Gender Links highlights the Gender and Disaster Network (GDN) initiative's call to stop only seeing women as victims and instead harness their many skills, showcasing stories of women's resilience and the gender-differentiated impacts of disasters, climate risks and conflicts on social groups whose vulnerabilities are products of biased socio-political and economic structures and institutions.

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Themes Gender Inclusion
Country and region Afghanistan
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