Heightening gender considerations for women in flood disaster response through resource allocation and distribution in Zimbabwe

Dube, Ernest; Mhembwe, Smart

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101281

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“…at the same time, women recognized the need to engage men to help ensure an understanding of MHM needs, so, for example, they can appreciate the reasons behind female-focused distributions or be more sensitive to increased need for water while menstruating. the importance of male engagement to support MHM is well recognized (giles-Hansen et al, 2019;schmitt et al, 2021).…”

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Menstrual hygiene management in disasters: the concerns, needs, and preferences of women and girls in Vanuatu

Downing¹,

Benjimen²,

Natoli³

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In disaster settings, women and girls face additional challenges in safely managing menstruation with confidence and dignity. Assessing women’s and girls’ needs and preferences at country level prior to a disaster assists Red Cross National Societies with preparedness planning and development of local menstrual hygiene management (MHM) kits for pre-positioning. This study, conducted in Vanuatu, examined the experiences, concerns, needs, and preferences of women and girls in managing menstruation in disasters. Participants trialled one of four different sanitary products included in a MHM kit. Absorbency, security of fit, and odour were the main determinants of product acceptability. Water supply and safe disposal options influenced the preference for either reusable or disposable products. Access to sanitary products, distribution processes, water supply, and privacy were key concerns. Detailed recommendations within this paper will support the Vanuatu Red Cross in decision making and programming for MHM in disaster preparedness and response.

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Menstrual hygiene management in disasters: the concerns, needs, and preferences of women and girls in Vanuatu

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Benjimen²,

Natoli³

et al. 2021

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“…Disaster researchers have recently started examining the disaster experiences of women as active participants in disaster management activities (see, for example, Gordon, 2013; Alam and Rahman, 2014; Nakhaei et al, 2015; Rakib et al, 2017; Dube and Mhembwe, 2019; Villarreal and Meyer, 2019). For instance, Reyes and Lu (2016) analysed the gendered experiences of women in a disaster‐prone area of Metro Manila, Philippines, and the impacts of both cultural and socioeconomic factors on women's vulnerability to disasters.…”

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Women's participation in disaster recovery after the 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan earthquake

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McGee

2022

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This study sought to learn how women participated in the recovery process after the Kashmir earthquake of October 2005 in Union Council Langarpura, Azad Kashmir state of Pakistan. Focus-group discussions, semi-structured interviews, and participant observations were conducted with a total of 48 participants. The results revealed that women played various important roles in the reproductive, productive, and community spheres, encompassing, inter alia, normal household responsibilities of cooking, cleaning, and caring for cattle, and non-traditional tasks such as rebuilding the home. In addition, they participated in income-generating activities such as carrying construction materials and water for daily wages, dairy farming, and working in fields and in the education and health sectors. Community endeavours, meanwhile, consisted of search and rescue, caring for the injured, collective cooking and food sharing, and supervising the reconstruction of public structures, including schools, roads, and water supply facilities, and establishing a sewing centre to provide vocational training to local women.

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Flood-related deaths in Northwestern Algeria from 1966 to 2019

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Heightening gender considerations for women in flood disaster response through resource allocation and distribution in Zimbabwe

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Menstrual hygiene management in disasters: the concerns, needs, and preferences of women and girls in Vanuatu

Menstrual hygiene management in disasters: the concerns, needs, and preferences of women and girls in Vanuatu

Women's participation in disaster recovery after the 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan earthquake

Flood-related deaths in Northwestern Algeria from 1966 to 2019

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