The roles females hold in society and existing gender and cultural norms where they live makes them more vulnerable during the disaster times. This can include the duties women and girls carry out, the clothing they wear, the way they expected to behave, etc. This vulnerability is also part of the intersectional nature of the gendered impact of disasters. Before a disaster, women and girls usually have the primary responsibility for caring for a home and the people in it including children, older family members and people with disabilities. Their caregiving responsibilities may prevent their ability to evacuate. This blog text gives an overall glance at the case of being a female during disasters.