Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; Foreword; Preface; Part One: Understanding Gender Relations in Disaster; 1 -- Sex, Gender and Gender Relations in Disasters; 2 -- A Gender Perspective on Disaster Risk Reduction; 3 -- Let's Share the Stage: Involving Men in Gender Equality and Disaster Risk Reduction; 4 -- Organising for Risk Reduction: The Honolulu Call to Action; Part Two: Gendered Challenges and Responses in Disasters; 5 -- Reducing Disaster Risk through Community Resilience in the Himalayas.
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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.