Liz Young does a nice job of addressing the issue but there is still a lot to be said. It would be helpful to look further at areas that have suffered from recent conflict like Bosnia, Iraq, India, Pakistan, and Nicaragua. The idea proposed by Liz Young that hunger is often a tool used by governmental and oppositional forces to increase supplies and income is also and interesting issue. However, I do not believe that Young uses sufficient empirical data to back up her claim. Further study of this issue is necessary.
Women always seem to suffer the most during times of crisis, whether it is war, famine, or draught.
It is necessary to identify this further subjugation of women but also to explore possibilities to reverse the trend.