Dem resolution warns climate change could push women to ‘transactional sex’

[Redfairen]

Several House Democrats are calling on Congress to recognize that climate change is hurting women more than men, and could even drive poor women to "transactional sex" for survival.

The resolution, from Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and a dozen other Democrats, says the results of climate change include drought and reduced agricultural output. It says these changes can be particularly harmful for women.

&quot F)ood insecure women with limited socioeconomic resources may be vulnerable to situations such as sex work, transactional sex, and early marriage that put them at risk for HIV, STIs, unplanned pregnancy, and poor reproductive health," it says.

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More broadly, the resolution says climate change will hurt "marginalized" women, such as refugees, sexual minorities, adolescent girls, and women and girls with HIV. It also cites Hurricane Katrina as evidence of how climate change can affect women, noting that the storm displaced "over 83 percent of low-income, single mothers" in the region.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/296679-dems-warn-climate-change-could-drive-women-to-transactional-sex

[newfie11]

1. What is it with political parties concern for women

There needs to be a hell of a lot more women in congress.

[gejohnston]

2. anyone who has been any war torn or impoverished country with an various armies running around

knew that a long time ago. I know an old guy who's mother had to do just that to get scraps from Soviet mess halls just after WW2 in East Germany.

[Drale]

3. Um I think the current economic climate created by the Repukes in congress

would do more to push women into prostitution than climate change. How about we focus on feeding those women before we try and blame climate change for something that it has nothing to do with?

[wtmusic]

4. They kind of skipped over 'poverty' in that assessment. nt