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Gender and Disaster Response: (The Case of Cyclone SIDR in Bangladesh) - Couverture souple

Saha, Sathi

 
9783843391795: Gender and Disaster Response: (The Case of Cyclone SIDR in Bangladesh)
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ISBN 10 : 3843391793 ISBN 13 : 9783843391795
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

This study investigates the role of aid agencies in addressing the needs of men and women during relief and rehabilitation. It also examines problems and difficulties men and women face due to cyclone. This study finds that both men and women face problems regarding food, clothes, water, sanitation, housing, health, and livelihood. However, women's struggles and sufferings are more intensified. Socio- demographic and economic factors act as mediators of why women suffering differently. Government and NGOs took significant initiatives after cyclone by repairing embankment, providing food, cloths, housing compensation, and organizing cash for work program. Among all relief and rehabilitation activities women are less covered in housing assistances which are relatively bigger in monetary values. A discrimination exits among women, where widow and divorcee are less focused compared to married women. The needs of pregnant women, new born babies, lactating mothers, and menstruating women are covered in small scale during aid assistances.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This study investigates the role of aid agencies in addressing the needs of men and women during relief and rehabilitation. It also examines problems and difficulties men and women face due to cyclone. This study finds that both men and women face problems regarding food, clothes, water, sanitation, housing, health, and livelihood. However, women's struggles and sufferings are more intensified. Socio- demographic and economic factors act as mediators of why women suffering differently. Government and NGOs took significant initiatives after cyclone by repairing embankment, providing food, cloths, housing compensation, and organizing cash for work program. Among all relief and rehabilitation activities women are less covered in housing assistances which are relatively bigger in monetary values. A discrimination exits among women, where widow and divorcee are less focused compared to married women. The needs of pregnant women, new born babies, lactating mothers, and menstruating women are covered in small scale during aid assistances.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sathi Saha holds M.Sc. in Gender & Development Studies from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Ms. Saha, a monitoring & evaluation specialist, has experience of working with inernational organizations, namely Save the Children-USA and ICDDR,B. Her areas of concentration include mainly gender and disaster response.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3843391793
ISBN 13 
9783843391795
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
100
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