Ebola Deeply: Ebola’s Gender Bias: The Triple Threat Facing Women
“Directly or indirectly, women and girls are statistically more likely to be affected by Ebola than men. Ebola Deeply spoke with Ugochi Daniels, who heads UNFPA’s Humanitarian Response, about Ebola’s gender bias. … ‘If you’re a woman in an Ebola-affected country right now, you face a triple threat: You could die from Ebola, you could die during pregnancy, or you could die during childbirth’…” (Thomas, 12/12).