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Citation

Gaillard JC, Sanz K, Balgos BC, Dalisay SN, Gorman-Murray A, Smith F, Toelupe V. Disasters 2016; 41(3): 429-447.

Affiliation

Senior Officer at the National Disaster Management Office of Samoa and Chairperson of the Social Committee of the Samoa Fa'afafine Association, Samoa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/disa.12209

PMID

27654026

Abstract

Consideration of gender in the disaster sphere has centred almost exclusively on the vulnerability and capacities of women. This trend stems from a polarised Western understanding of gender as a binary concept of man-woman. Such an approach also mirrors the dominant framing of disasters and disaster risk reduction (DRR), emphasising Western standards and practices to the detriment of local, non-Western identities and experiences. This paper argues that the man-woman dichotomy is an insufficient construct with which to address the gendered dimensions of a disaster as it fails to capture the realities of diverse gender minorities in non-Western contexts. The paper presents case studies from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Samoa, where gender minorities display specific patterns of vulnerability associated with their marginal positions in society, yet, importantly, also possess a wide array of endogenous capacities. Recognition of these differences, needs, skills, and unique resources is essential to moving towards inclusive and gender-sensitive DRR.

© 2016 The Author(s). Disasters © Overseas Development Institute, 2016.


Language: en

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