Women, gender and disaster : global issues and initiatives /

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 ineq...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Enarson, Elaine Pitt, 1949-, Dhar Chakrabarti, P. G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Los Angeles : Sage, ©2009.
Temas:
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.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 380 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9788132104803
8132104803

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