We call our country India as Bharat mata (Motherland). We see our country as the female gender. In all the myths of our country, goddesses are given more importance than gods. But in real India, it has almost no significance.
The gradual increase in temperature-related fatalities among women in India since 2005, as revealed by recent analysis, raises concerns over gender disparities in coping with extreme heat.
Sanghamitra Singh identifies the gender inequality that perpetrate climate change and how empowering unseen heroes can help in the fight against COP28.
The lived realities of these young girls tell us that it is of utmost importance for developmental policies to be inclusive of all genders, ages, and classes.