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    NTS Bulletin March 2018

    Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International | March 2018
    Abstract
    There are biological, social and economic conditions and processes that make women more vulnerable to natural disasters such as floods, droughts and tropical storms. All of which affect the Southeast Asian region frequently and intensively. From having limited options to begin with to prolonged suffering post-disaster, women in disaster -prone areas in the region are impacted significantly longer and hence have longer physical, psychological and emotional recovery times. There is much research and knowledge-pooling between international aid organisations, governments, research institutes and local non-governmental organisations when it comes to outlining best practices, training and capacity building and carrying out joint exercises in natural disaster relief and recovery and rebuilding. But what has not happened is the move from mere transition – from post-disaster to ‘peace time’ – to transformation in the way assessments, operations and policies are realigned, informed by different gendered experiences. So, to put it bluntly, natural disasters become a wasted opportunity for change. If we persist in going back to how things were, we have lost the opportunity to change what does not work. Unfortunately, much of reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts, vis-à-vis women, involve returning to how things were done before. Women are included but procedurally sidelined. And this despite the fact that women tend to be overrepresented in fatalities and among displaced groups.
    Citation
    Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International. 2018. NTS Bulletin March 2018. © S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8262.
    Keywords
    Gender
    Gender Bias
    Gender Differences
    Gender Discrimination
    Gender Equality
    Gender Gaps
    Gender Inequality
    Gender Issues
    Gender Relations
    Gender Roles
    Disaster preparedness
    Disaster prevention
    Disaster management
    Emergency relief
    Flood control
    Fire prevention
    Natural disasters
    Man-made disasters
    Post-conflict recovery
    Fragile states
    Comparative Analysis
    Social Research
    Sex Discrimination
    Employment Discrimination
    Women's Rights
    Equal Opportunity
    Equal Pay
    Feminism
    Men's Role
    Women's Role
    Gender-based analysis
    Sex differences
    Job bias
    Equal employment opportunity
    Fair employment practice
    Job discrimination
    Affirmative action programs
    Sex discrimination against women
    Pay equity
    Sexism
    Equal rights amendment
    Emancipation of women
    Equal rights
    Women's movements
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    Gender
    Disaster
    Labor Migration
     
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