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BBC More or less - are women more likely to die in disasters?

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Nothingeverything · 29/07/2024 11:32

The answer was yes, slightly more likely to die than men in developing countries due to factors such as

  • being unable to access early warnings (women much less likely to have a phone)
  • being unwilling to use shelters/evacuate due to fear of sexual assaults. One woman's daughter was evacuated to another area and came back pregnant so now she also has to protect her grandchild. 🥲
  • being less likely to be able to swim and climb as they were not allowed to do it as children

Of course, the first expert they interviewed was quick to point out that transgender people are at a greater risk. So of course, the presenter queried how gender identity affected these issues. Well actually no. It was just accepted as truth as usual. 🙄 So much for investigative journalism.

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OvaHere · 29/07/2024 20:19

I can totally believe this. As well as the reasons mentioned there's the physicality aspect too.

I once watched a documentary on one of the ship disasters that happened a couple of decades ago. I've forgotten which one it was now but there weren't many survivors and the vast majority (maybe all?) were young able bodied men because to survive they'd had to do the equivalent of an gruelling assault course to get onto the hull of the tipped ship.

Allthislovelygreen · 29/07/2024 20:13

I did medical training recently and found out that women are at least 14% LESS likely to receive CPR by a bystander, wherever we live in the world.

quixote9 · 29/07/2024 20:11

Thelnebriati · 29/07/2024 13:34

Is is this episode?
''The idea that women outnumber men by 14 to 1 as casualties of natural disasters has been repeated in newspapers and online for years - the UN have even used this statistic. But when you track down the source, the research behind this claim leaves much to be desired.''

(The actual risk can be as high as 4 or 5 times.)

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jdllq2

Oh my. Only 4 or 5 times higher? Well, that's all right then.

(Can you even imagine ANY other category of human being who gets that attitude?)

Omlettes · 29/07/2024 19:38

'Of course, the first expert they interviewed was quick to point out that transgender people are at a greater risk.'
Its a kind of psychosis on behalf of the bbc

IwantToRetire · 29/07/2024 16:48

And in disasters, natural or man made, women and girls are more likely to be raped, trafficked and prostituted.

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Nothingeverything · 29/07/2024 15:44

@Thelnebriati Yes

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Thelnebriati · 29/07/2024 13:34

Is is this episode?
''The idea that women outnumber men by 14 to 1 as casualties of natural disasters has been repeated in newspapers and online for years - the UN have even used this statistic. But when you track down the source, the research behind this claim leaves much to be desired.''

(The actual risk can be as high as 4 or 5 times.)

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jdllq2

Gagagardener · 29/07/2024 11:39

Complain. That programme's raison d'etre is to interrogate statistics and their misinterpretation.

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Nothingeverything · 29/07/2024 11:37

Btw I have absolutely no problem with research being done into whether trans people are more at risk but dropping it in and then giving a list of SEX-based reasons for risk was really grating.

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