Women rebuilding lives post-disaster: innovative community practices for building resilience and promoting sustainable development

Drolet, Julie; Dominelli, Lena; Alston, Margaret; Ersing, Robin; Mathbor, Golam M.; Wu, Haorui

doi:10.1080/13552074.2015.1096040

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“…Nor should it be assumed that women would participate in the same way as men, as is demonstrated by a recent case study of the Alianzia de Mujeres Activas (AMA; Alliance of Active Women) [19]. The AMA organized following the devastating impacts of multiple hurricanes in Volusia County, Florida in 2004-2005.…”

Section: "Active" Participation and Representationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Drolet et al [19] reported women's workload effectively doubled following 2010-2011 floods in Pakistan, as women took on roles in reconstruction and agriculture considered "men's work" in addition to their traditional roles as carers, whereas men's workload remained unchanged. Men suffered employment loss and damaged livelihoods.…”

Section: Women's Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Saito [20] found that, despite gender issues increasingly being recognized in policy, traditional gender norms, which burden women with greater care responsibilities, were reinforced following recent earthquakes in Japan. These studies recommend the need for development and disaster programming to look beyond policy and legal frameworks and consider informal attitudes and cultural practice (customary practice) to address gender equality issues [19].…”

Section: Women's Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Traditional gender roles and responsibilities are frequently reinforced [19,20] and women suffer longer-term, less tangible (and less easily monetized) impacts of disasters such as increased violence, increased burden in childcare responsibilities and unpaid care work, and a decline in sexual and reproductive health [8]. Recognition of the gendered nature of disaster impacts, coupled with the extensive cost of these events, has been an influential factor motivating gender as a field of study [1,21].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Formal laws and regulations intersect with cultural and social norms to influence people's behavior, which is well evidenced during disasters [19,20] and sustainable development [26] Displacement ‚ Displacement and housing tenure are factors influencing gender based violence during and after disasters and crises across development contexts [30][31][32][33][34] …”

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Economic Efficiency or Gender Equality: Conceptualizing an Equitable “Social Framing” for Economic Evaluations to Support Gender Equality in Disaster Risk- and Environmental-Management Decision-Making

Shreve

2016

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Abstract:It is unlikely that cost-benefit approaches will be effective in identifying investments that support gender equality without a relevant "social framing". Criteria for a "social framing" are lacking, yet cost-benefit approaches often guide investment decisions for disaster risk and environmental management. Mainstream approaches typically do a poor job identifying and characterizing costs and benefits, and often fail to address distributive concerns (i.e., how costs and benefits may be distributed throughout society, to whom, etc.). Gender-blind investments may project responsibility for equality "problems" onto one sex, potentially augmenting gender inequalities and disaster risk. This article examines evidence from the gender, disaster, and development literature to identify distributive concerns and criteria for an equitable "social framing" for economic evaluations. Primary distributive concerns identified regard assumptions of women's homogeneity, agency, "active" participation, and the influence of customary practice and displacement on disaster vulnerability. The need for a "gender-responsive" "social framing" that considers the needs of men and women in relation to one another is evident. Second, cost-benefit studies focused on gender equality concerns are reviewed and the "social framing" is critiqued. Results show most studies are not "gender-responsive". Women's health concerns, often exacerbated by disasters, are sidelined by assumptions regarding distributive concerns and reductive outcome measures.

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Severe cyclones and sex‐specific birth outcomes in Queensland, Australia: An interrupted time‐series analysis

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Behie

2022

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Objectives A male is less adaptable to biological stressors than a female fetus with consequent higher morbidity and mortality. Adverse birth outcomes increase and male livebirths decrease after environmental disasters, economic crises, and terrorist events. We hypothesized the ratio of male to female livebirths would decrease in areas affected by severe tropical cyclones (TCs) in Queensland, Australia. Additionally, in male livebirths, there would be an increase in preterm and low birthweight births. Lastly, we hypothesized that the pregnancy stage at which exposure occurred would modify the association between TC exposure and observed outcomes. Methods Interrupted time series analysis was used to analyze Queensland administrative birth records from July 2007 to June 2018 for significant changes in the sex ratio at birth, measured as the proportion of male livebirths. Adjusted generalized linear models were fitted to births in areas affected by two category five TCs: cyclones Yasi (February 2011) and Marcia (February 2015). To explore male mortality and morbidity risk, additional analysis was conducted on the proportion of male stillborn, low birthweight, and preterm births. The association between estimated pregnancy stage during the TC and the proportion of male births was also analyzed. Results Contrary to our hypothesis, increases in the proportion of male livebirths were observed following early‐pregnancy exposure to cyclone Yasi and mid‐pregnancy exposure to Marcia, although the latter was not statistically significant. No significant changes were observed in proportions of male stillborn, low birthweight, and preterm births. Conclusions This study found a significant association between severe TCs and sex ratio at birth. The stage of pregnancy at which maternal stressors were experienced modified this association. Among people exposed in early to mid‐pregnancy, the proportion of male births was higher. This may be because of differential loss of females in utero. Studying sex differences in birth outcomes provides insight into in utero vulnerabilities associated with environmental stressors. Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of natural disasters. Understanding fetal vulnerability to environmental stressors will provide crucial information supporting early life health interventions that mitigate the immediate and long‐term effects.

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Women rebuilding lives post-disaster: innovative community practices for building resilience and promoting sustainable development

Abstract: H. (2015) 'Women rebuilding lives post-disaster : innovative community practices for building resilience and promoting sustainable development.', Gender and development., 23 (3). pp. 433-448.

Cited by 115 publications

References 6 publications

Economic Efficiency or Gender Equality: Conceptualizing an Equitable “Social Framing” for Economic Evaluations to Support Gender Equality in Disaster Risk- and Environmental-Management Decision-Making

Economic Efficiency or Gender Equality: Conceptualizing an Equitable “Social Framing” for Economic Evaluations to Support Gender Equality in Disaster Risk- and Environmental-Management Decision-Making

Mobilising Resources for Resilience

Severe cyclones and sex‐specific birth outcomes in Queensland, Australia: An interrupted time‐series analysis

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