{"id":530074,"date":"2026-07-07T19:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/530074\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:50:19","slug":"women-are-left-picking-up-the-pieces-in-heatwave-disruption-inequality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/530074\/","title":{"rendered":"Women are left picking up the pieces in heatwave disruption | Inequality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Your report (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2026\/jun\/26\/women-low-income-families-bear-brunt-climate-crisis-heatwave\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018We feel like the peasants\u2019: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave, 26 June<\/a>) highlights an overlooked dimension of climate inequality. Too\u00a0often, discussions of extreme weather focus on infrastructure while neglecting the unequal social\u00a0conditions that shape people\u2019s ability to cope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">My research on women in multiple low-paid employment did not examine climate change directly, but it revealed how women juggle low-paid jobs and unpaid care with little capacity to absorb unexpected shocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">When heatwaves strike, existing inequalities are intensified and often hit women hard. As Charlotte\u00a0Buxton notes in the article, women are often left to pick up the pieces created by school closures, disrupted routines and increased care demands. For families already struggling with rising living costs, keeping homes cool, travelling safely or taking time away from work can create further pressures. For those caring for children with additional or complex needs, who already face significant gaps in support, heatwaves can compound the practical, emotional\u00a0and financial pressures they already experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Climate resilience cannot be separated from questions of care, poverty and gender equality. If we are serious about adapting to a warming world, we need greater investment in childcare, social care and social security, alongside recognising the value of unpaid care work, performed mainly by women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cWe feel like we\u2019re the peasants that just have to deal with it,\u201d Emily\u00a0Dickinson is quoted as saying in your article. This feels profoundly wrong in one of the world\u2019s richest countries. Not because we lack resources, but because we have chosen not to value care, adequately support families, or protect those on low incomes from preventable hardship. Heatwaves do not create\u00a0these inequalities, they expose them.<br \/>Dr Louise Lawson<br \/>Lecturer in social policy, University\u00a0of Glasgow<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"> Have an opinion on anything you\u2019ve read in the Guardian today? 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