Women are left picking up the pieces in heatwave disruption | Letters

Dr Louise Lawson says heatwaves expose the inequalities in society, with low-income families and those with caring responsibilities bearing the brunt

Your report (‘We feel like the peasants’: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave, 26 June) highlights an overlooked dimension of climate inequality. Too often, discussions of extreme weather focus on infrastructure while neglecting the unequal social conditions that shape people’s ability to cope.

My research on women in multiple low-paid employment did not examine climate change directly, but it revealed how women juggle low-paid jobs and unpaid care with little capacity to absorb unexpected shocks.