Gendered Response to Urban Poverty and Inequality
A Case Study of SDI
1. Introduction
Urbanisation has accelerated in the global scale, especially in the Global South, with the urban population growing rapidly due to both natural growth and rural-urban migration. The living condition and lifestyles of people are changing along with different situations in transport, housing, employment and infrastructures. However, in the process of urbanisation, people of different genders, religions and nations are facing distinct situations in job opportunities, civil welfares and accessing higher social groups, and most of the urban planning and policies have not taken these distinctions into consideration during the decision-making process, especially in the case of gender issues. Therefore, the ingrained inequalities and nonequivalence that men and women are experiencing and the gender-blind provision are contributing to the urban poverty, which also has differentials in definitions between male and female-headed households or among individuals. Therefore, in order to correctly judge gender issues relating to urban poverty, enhance gender equality and provide possible solutions, it is highly demanded that a more proper …show more content…
Although poor male and female both have difficulties to access to healthcare treatment, female are more disadvantaged in health. Female and children are more vulnerable to diseases, such as parasitic diseases, virus infection, and genetic diseases; additionally, they are more easily to be affected by negative physical impact, including food insecurity, indoor pollution, accidents and natural disasters (Racheal et al, 1997; McGranahan et al, 2001). However, since men experience more outdoor activities than women, male is more likely to be affected by outdoor pollutions and traffic
A Case Study of SDI
1. Introduction
Urbanisation has accelerated in the global scale, especially in the Global South, with the urban population growing rapidly due to both natural growth and rural-urban migration. The living condition and lifestyles of people are changing along with different situations in transport, housing, employment and infrastructures. However, in the process of urbanisation, people of different genders, religions and nations are facing distinct situations in job opportunities, civil welfares and accessing higher social groups, and most of the urban planning and policies have not taken these distinctions into consideration during the decision-making process, especially in the case of gender issues. Therefore, the ingrained inequalities and nonequivalence that men and women are experiencing and the gender-blind provision are contributing to the urban poverty, which also has differentials in definitions between male and female-headed households or among individuals. Therefore, in order to correctly judge gender issues relating to urban poverty, enhance gender equality and provide possible solutions, it is highly demanded that a more proper …show more content…
Although poor male and female both have difficulties to access to healthcare treatment, female are more disadvantaged in health. Female and children are more vulnerable to diseases, such as parasitic diseases, virus infection, and genetic diseases; additionally, they are more easily to be affected by negative physical impact, including food insecurity, indoor pollution, accidents and natural disasters (Racheal et al, 1997; McGranahan et al, 2001). However, since men experience more outdoor activities than women, male is more likely to be affected by outdoor pollutions and traffic