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DiscussIt is widely known and accepted that disasters affect women and men differently. These effects have also a different impact depending on culture and socio-economic contexts. Gender inequality is considered a root cause of social vulnerability to disasters. Interacting with a host of other social structures and shaped by cultural and physical environments, gender relations pre-condition people's ability to anticipate, prepare for, survive, cope with, and recover from disasters.
Resources on Gender and Disasters
- Gender and Disaster Network
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction- Gender
- Gender and Natural Disasters: UNISDR
- The Gendered Terrain of Disaster- Through Women's Eyes
- Gender and Disaster: WHO
- The Neglect of Gender in Disaster Work: An Overview of the Literature
- Gender Perspectives: Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction into Climate Change Adaptation
- Why Gender? Why Women? An Introduction to Women and Disaster
- Weaving Gender and Disaster in Refugee Assistance
- The Perspective of Gender: A Missing Element in Disaster Response
- Gender Inequality, Vulnerability and Disaster: Issues in Theory and Research
- Gender Issues in Natural Disasters: Talking Points and Research Needs
- Gender and Post-Disaster Reconstruction: The Case of Hurricane Mitch
- Men Must Work and Women Must Weep: Examining Gender Stereotypes in Disasters
