Women, gender and disaster : global issues and initiatives /
Women, gender and disaster : global issues and initiatives /
edited by Elaine Enarson, P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti.
- Los Angeles : Sage, ©2009.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 380 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; Foreword; Preface; Part One: Understanding Gender Relations in Disaster; 1 -- Sex, Gender and Gender Relations in Disasters; 2 -- A Gender Perspective on Disaster Risk Reduction; 3 -- Let's Share the Stage: Involving Men in Gender Equality and Disaster Risk Reduction; 4 -- Organising for Risk Reduction: The Honolulu Call to Action; Part Two: Gendered Challenges and Responses in Disasters; 5 -- Reducing Disaster Risk through Community Resilience in the Himalayas.
Women, Gender and Disaster: Global Issues and Initiatives examines gender within the context of disaster risk management. It argues for gender mainstreaming as an effective strategy towards achieving disaster risk reduction and mitigating post-disaster gender disparity. Highlighting that gender inequalities pervade all aspects of life, it analyses the failure to implement inclusive and gender-sensitive approaches to relief and rehabilitation work. While examining positive strategies for change, the collection focuses on women's knowledge, capabilities, leadership and experience in community re.
9788132104803 (electronic bk.) 8132104803 (electronic bk.) (hb) (hb)
Uk
Disasters--Social aspects.
Emergency management.
Women--Social conditions.
Sex role.
Catastrophes--Aspect social.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.
Rôle selon le sexe.
sex role.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disasters--Social aspects.
Emergency management.
Sex role.
Women--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HV553 / .W63 2009eb
363.34/8082
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; Foreword; Preface; Part One: Understanding Gender Relations in Disaster; 1 -- Sex, Gender and Gender Relations in Disasters; 2 -- A Gender Perspective on Disaster Risk Reduction; 3 -- Let's Share the Stage: Involving Men in Gender Equality and Disaster Risk Reduction; 4 -- Organising for Risk Reduction: The Honolulu Call to Action; Part Two: Gendered Challenges and Responses in Disasters; 5 -- Reducing Disaster Risk through Community Resilience in the Himalayas.
Women, Gender and Disaster: Global Issues and Initiatives examines gender within the context of disaster risk management. It argues for gender mainstreaming as an effective strategy towards achieving disaster risk reduction and mitigating post-disaster gender disparity. Highlighting that gender inequalities pervade all aspects of life, it analyses the failure to implement inclusive and gender-sensitive approaches to relief and rehabilitation work. While examining positive strategies for change, the collection focuses on women's knowledge, capabilities, leadership and experience in community re.
9788132104803 (electronic bk.) 8132104803 (electronic bk.) (hb) (hb)
Uk
Disasters--Social aspects.
Emergency management.
Women--Social conditions.
Sex role.
Catastrophes--Aspect social.
Femmes--Conditions sociales.
Rôle selon le sexe.
sex role.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Disasters--Social aspects.
Emergency management.
Sex role.
Women--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HV553 / .W63 2009eb
363.34/8082