Kerala should be a template for other states for a gendered approach to disaster

Many women, again in largely patriarchal societies like ours, are not used to taking any independent decisions. So they tend to not react in the face of disaster waiting for directions to come from an authority figure like a husband or an official. This leads to crucial time being wasted and possibly injuring or death when a natural disaster strikes.

from Hindustan Times - columns https://ift.tt/2N7spET