New Delhi: The International Women’s Day 2021 comes on the back of one of the worst health and humanitarian crisis that humanity has seen in close to a century. The pandemic unleashed disruption in social and economic lives, especially for the marginalised and at-risk groups. Of the 690 million people who are food insecure in the world right now, 60 per cent are women and girls. According to the World Food Programme, because of the pandemic, hunger levels are expected to double — and the heaviest burden will fall on women and girls. In countries facing conflict, famine and hunger, women often eat last and least. It is important to focus on the disproportionate impact that rising hunger levels are expected to have on women. But what is equally important is to highlight that women are also the solution, and giving them access to food, tools and resources can make all the difference.