In a new editorial on International Women's Day, our Executive Director Magdalena Sepúlveda once again raises awareness by highlighting how gender inequality exacerbates the impact of disasters. Taking as an example the recent earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey, she tells us about the case of Aya, a baby found in the rubble, whose mother did not survive. With this example, Sepúlveda demonstrates that natural disasters “are not gender-neutral, especially in developing countries. Evidence shows that women and girls die in greater numbers and have different and uneven levels of resilience and capacity to recover. Of the 230,000 people killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, for example, 70% were women”.

It therefore urges states to take immediate and long-term action to invest as a priority in universal access to health care, water and sanitation, education, social protection and infrastructure for gender equality and the full enjoyment of women's human rights.

Magdalena is also member of the Independent Commission on International Corporate Tax Reform (ICRICT). Between 2008-2014 she was the United Nations Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.

This Op-Ed has been echoed by 28 media outlets of 25 countries and in 6 languages.

8 March 2023 - Social Europe (UK) - How to strengthen women’s resilience to disasters. Op-Ed by our ED Magdalena Sepúlveda on International Women’s Day.

• Common Dreams (US) - To Strengthen Women's Resilience to Disasters, Make the Wealthiest Pay Their fair share.

• Global Issues (US) - To Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share.

• Interpress Service (Global South) - To Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share.

• Le Club de Mediapart (France) - Pour des femmes plus résilientes face aux catastrophes naturelles, taxons les plus riches et les superprofits.

• Le Soir (Belgium) - Pour des femmes plus résilientes face aux catastrophes naturelles, taxons les plus riches et les superprofits.

• ZamanBelcika (Belgium) - Kadınların Afetlere Karşı Direncini Güçlendirmek İçin Zenginlerin Paylarını Adil Bir Şekilde Ödemesini Sağlayın. (in Turkish)

• Haberik (Turkey) - Dünya bayanlar Günü, 2023Kadınların Afetlere Karşı Direncini Güçlendirmek İçin Zenginlerin Paylarını Adil bir halde Ödemesini Sağlayın.

• Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy) - Tassare i ricchi e i super-profitti per salvare le donne (dai disastri naturali).

• Noticias RTV (Spain) - Fortalecimiento de la resiliencia de las mujeres frente a los desastres naturales.

• O Jornal Economico (Portugal) - Fortalecer a resiliência das mulheres perante os desastres naturais.

• The Hindubusinessline (India) - A calamitous impact.

• The Local Report (India) - To strengthen women’s resilience to disasters, make the wealthiest pay their fair share.

• UN Store (Nepal) - To Strengthen Girls’s Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Truthful Share.

• South Africa Herald (South Africa) -To Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share.

• Egyeconomy (Egypt) - To strengthen women’s resilience to disasters, make the wealthiest pay their fair share.

• Premium Times (Nigeria) - To strengthen women’s resilience to disasters, make the wealthiest pay their fair share.

• Economist (Namibia) - To strengthen women’s resilience to disasters, make the wealthiest pay their fair share.

• All Africa (Kenya) - To Strengthen Women's Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share.

• The Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia) - To strengthen women’s resilience to disasters, make the wealthiest pay their fair share.

• L’Economiste (Tunisia) - Pour des femmes plus résilientes face aux catastrophes naturelles, taxons les plus riches et les superprofits.

• Tempo (Indonesia) - To Strengthen Women's Resilience to Disasters, Make the Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share.

• Financial Express (Kuwait) - To Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Disasters, Make Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share.

• Poder 360 (Brazil) - Que mais ricos paguem para fortalecer mulheres frente a desastres...

• Página 12 (Argentina) - La desigualdad de género agrava el impacto social de las catástrofes naturales. 

• Mexico Social (Mexico) - Para reforzar la resiliencia de las mujeres ante las catástrofes.

• La Mula (Peru) - Para reforzar la resiliencia de las mujeres ante las catástrofes, los más ricos deben pagar la parte que les corresponde.

• Acento (Dominican Republic) - Mujeres ante las catástrofes, los más ricos deben pagar lo que les corresponde.