Abstract
Design/methodology/approach – The paper builds a discussion around disaster reduction, the importance of gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction and the ways of mainstreaming gender based on a literature review. It reviews academic literature as well as papers and reports produced by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) and various other institutions.
Findings – The paper highlights the importance of the role of gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction as a means of reducing disaster risk through considering women’s needs and concerns in particular. Further, on the basis of the literature reviewed, the paper emphasises the need for enhancing gender balance in disaster reduction decision making in order to understand the possible effects of policies and measures developed for disaster reduction on gender roles.
Practical implications – The paper paves the way forward to identify how gender mainstreaming could be achieved in the context of construction as construction has a significant relationship with development that could create or reduce disaster risk.
Originality/value – The paper attempts to contribute to disaster reduction through emphasising the need for mainstreaming gender into the disaster reduction decision-making process and also towards reducing disaster vulnerabilities of women. In this context, the paper brings an insight into the necessity for mainstreaming gender in disaster reduction in construction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 23-34 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Disaster Prevention and Management |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Mainstreaming gender in disaster reduction : why and how? / Ginige, Kanchana; Amaratunga, Dilanthi; Haigh, Richard.
In: Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2009, p. 23-34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Mainstreaming gender in disaster reduction
T2 - why and how?
AU - Ginige, Kanchana
AU - Amaratunga, Dilanthi
AU - Haigh, Richard
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of gender mainstreaming into disaster reduction decision making as a way of reducing disaster vulnerabilities of women, a highly vulnerable group to disasters. Design/methodology/approach – The paper builds a discussion around disaster reduction, the importance of gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction and the ways of mainstreaming gender based on a literature review. It reviews academic literature as well as papers and reports produced by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) and various other institutions. Findings – The paper highlights the importance of the role of gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction as a means of reducing disaster risk through considering women’s needs and concerns in particular. Further, on the basis of the literature reviewed, the paper emphasises the need for enhancing gender balance in disaster reduction decision making in order to understand the possible effects of policies and measures developed for disaster reduction on gender roles. Practical implications – The paper paves the way forward to identify how gender mainstreaming could be achieved in the context of construction as construction has a significant relationship with development that could create or reduce disaster risk. Originality/value – The paper attempts to contribute to disaster reduction through emphasising the need for mainstreaming gender into the disaster reduction decision-making process and also towards reducing disaster vulnerabilities of women. In this context, the paper brings an insight into the necessity for mainstreaming gender in disaster reduction in construction.
AB - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of gender mainstreaming into disaster reduction decision making as a way of reducing disaster vulnerabilities of women, a highly vulnerable group to disasters. Design/methodology/approach – The paper builds a discussion around disaster reduction, the importance of gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction and the ways of mainstreaming gender based on a literature review. It reviews academic literature as well as papers and reports produced by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) and various other institutions. Findings – The paper highlights the importance of the role of gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction as a means of reducing disaster risk through considering women’s needs and concerns in particular. Further, on the basis of the literature reviewed, the paper emphasises the need for enhancing gender balance in disaster reduction decision making in order to understand the possible effects of policies and measures developed for disaster reduction on gender roles. Practical implications – The paper paves the way forward to identify how gender mainstreaming could be achieved in the context of construction as construction has a significant relationship with development that could create or reduce disaster risk. Originality/value – The paper attempts to contribute to disaster reduction through emphasising the need for mainstreaming gender into the disaster reduction decision-making process and also towards reducing disaster vulnerabilities of women. In this context, the paper brings an insight into the necessity for mainstreaming gender in disaster reduction in construction.
KW - Disasters
KW - Gender
KW - Women
UR - http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/dpm
U2 - 10.1108/09653560910938510
DO - 10.1108/09653560910938510
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 23
EP - 34
JO - Disaster Prevention and Management
JF - Disaster Prevention and Management
SN - 0965-3562
IS - 1
ER -