Topic > Monsoon floods in Pakistan - 1539

In particular, elderly women, single women, and single women with dependent children whose sons or male relatives had registered as heads of household were reported to have been discriminated against. Men with more than one wife and family would similarly discriminate against second wives. Furthermore, women's work in the informal sector and in agriculture does not receive official recognition, unlike that of their male colleagues. This has resulted in poor earnings, leaving female heads of households to struggle to earn a decent living after the disaster. Furthermore, as different tribes, families and villages were brought together in the camps, many cases of women suffering sexual harassment were reported