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‘Heat, floods and droughts make men more violent to women’: Natasha Walter on eco-feminism in a world on fire
Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2026-05-11 06:41
Article here. Excerpt:
'“All the threats that women face seem to be amplified by climate change,” she says now. “I think people get that, when resources are scarce, women might have less access, so, if there’s food scarcity, women and girls go hungry more than men and boys. Or if there’s a lack of resources in a family such that not all the children can go to school, it will be boys who get their education, and girls might be married off younger.” Bleaker still is the 2007 study she cites showing women were more likely than men to die in climate disasters. (In the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, for example, women were more likely to have drowned because they were less likely to have been taught to swim). That stark gender difference isn’t found in more egalitarian societies, she says, suggesting survival is linked to women’s status and role: if anything, one US study showed higher fatalities for men in a natural disaster, because they were more often the first responders.'
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Ah yes, eco-Feminism
It can be summed up like this: "Nature is harder on women than men, ergo women DESERVE to get more goodies."
Advocacy Research
This appears to me to be what is referred to as "Advocacy Research" - advocating for a preconceived conclusion.
# First establish the preconceived conclusion you want,
# then throw objectivity out the window,
# then use only truths, half-truths and lies that support your preconceived conclusion.
The stench of gender feminist bias appears to permeate the conclusions set forth, IMHO.
Even the ChatGPT summary...
...reeks of silliness, but in a more objective-sounding way:
The article profiles writer and activist Natasha Walter and explores the arguments in her new book, *Feminism for a World on Fire*. Walter argues that the climate crisis is also a feminist crisis because environmental disasters disproportionately harm women and intensify existing inequalities. ([The Guardian][1])
A central theme is that extreme heat, floods, droughts, displacement, and economic collapse can increase gender-based violence. Walter says climate stress acts as a “pressure multiplier,” worsening conditions that already put women at risk, especially in fragile or unequal societies. The article discusses research and examples showing that domestic violence, sexual violence, and exploitation often rise after disasters or during migration crises. ([The Guardian][1])
Walter reflects on how her feminism has changed over time. Earlier in her career, she supported a broad, liberal feminism focused on individual empowerment and women gaining positions of power. Now, she is more skeptical of “lean-in” style feminism that celebrates elite female success while leaving systemic inequality intact. She argues feminism should be tied to collective action, economic justice, anti-authoritarian politics, and climate activism. ([The Guardian][1])
The interview also touches on:
* her experiences working with refugee women through the charity Makani;
* her fears about rising far-right politics and democratic decline;
* divisions within feminism, including debates around transgender rights;
* and her admiration for grassroots feminist movements such as the women-led political experiment in Rojava, Syria. ([The Guardian][1])
Overall, the article argues that feminism can no longer treat climate change as a separate issue. Walter believes any meaningful feminist movement today must confront environmental collapse, war, migration, and economic inequality together, rather than focusing mainly on individual advancement within existing systems. ([The Guardian][1])
[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/06/heat-floods-droughts-men-more-violent-to-women-natasha-walter-eco-feminism-world?utm_source=chatgpt.com "'Heat, floods and droughts make men more violent to women': Natasha Walter on eco-feminism in a world on fire"
Given the disposability of men in past wars...
Given the disposability of men in past wars one has to wonder why such inane beliefs as those put forth in that article are even attempted. Women have been exempt from registering for selective service in the U.S., and exempt from being drafted into the military, showing how the alleged "Patriarchy" has worked to protect women over protecting men.