House Dem: Global Warming Could Force Women to Trade Sex for Food

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/03/26/house-dem-global-warming-will-force-women-to-trade-sex-for-food/

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) proposed a resolution on Wednesday that said as the climate changes, it will cause food and water scarcity around the world. That will create pressures on poor women in particular, since they are often charged with growing food and collecting water for their families.

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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is warning that climate change will force many women into ‘transactional sex’ in order to ensure a supply of food and water. Image: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images
As resources dwindle, it could force many women to barter sexual favors for food and water, the resolution stated.

“[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 read.

The resolution concluded by saying Congress must recognize the “disparate impacts of climate change on women,” and must encourage the use of “gender-sensitive frameworks in developing policies to address climate change.”

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