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  • Women’s capabilities in disaster recovery and resilience must be acknowledged, utilized and supported

    Author(s)
    McNamara, Karen E
    Clissold, Rachel
    Westoby, Ross
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    Westoby, Ross
    Year published
    2020
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    Abstract
    People’s susceptibility and capacity to respond to disasters is not homogenous. Women, in a generalized sense, tend to bear the brunt of disasters, but they are also often at the frontlines of disaster response and recovery. Women’s experiences and capabilities, however, remain ill-recognized or poorly integrated into policies and projects. This paper draws on a study that documents and listens to the stories of women market vendors in Vanuatu who experienced Cyclone Pam and the severe drought that followed. From this, we issue a call to those working in the disaster and development fields to: (1) acknowledge and utilize ...
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    People’s susceptibility and capacity to respond to disasters is not homogenous. Women, in a generalized sense, tend to bear the brunt of disasters, but they are also often at the frontlines of disaster response and recovery. Women’s experiences and capabilities, however, remain ill-recognized or poorly integrated into policies and projects. This paper draws on a study that documents and listens to the stories of women market vendors in Vanuatu who experienced Cyclone Pam and the severe drought that followed. From this, we issue a call to those working in the disaster and development fields to: (1) acknowledge and utilize women’s knowledge and skills in disaster response and recovery, and (2) support women to further develop their capabilities and address underlying vulnerabilities. While we put forward that women should be more central in disaster recovery and resilience-building processes, we issue a warning that wider inequitable power structures must also be proactively tackled in order to improve women’s overall wellbeing and relieve their burdens.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Gender Studies
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2020.1801397
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    This publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
    Subject
    Sociology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/396644
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