GENDER AND DISABILITY
• women are more likely to face medical interventions to control their fertility; • women are more likely to experience sexual violence in relationships and in institutions. • women experience more extreme social categorisation than men, being more likely to be seen either as hypersexual and uncontrollable, or de-sexualised and inert.
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