Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery
It is often assumed that all members of a population experience the impact of disasters in the same way. In the pre-disaster context, women’s and girls’ unequal access to social, political, and economic resources influences their access to post-dis...
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okr-10986-336842021-05-25T09:36:36Z Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery World Bank GENDER DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DISASTER RESILIENCE VULNERABILITY PROTECTING WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN RESILIENT RECOVERY GENDER EQUALITY WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT INCLUSION DISASTER INSURANCE It is often assumed that all members of a population experience the impact of disasters in the same way. In the pre-disaster context, women’s and girls’ unequal access to social, political, and economic resources influences their access to post-disaster assistance and compensation for damage and losses. While the post-disaster context presents a host of challenges for women, it is important to recognize that women are not just victims of disasters. The strength of post-disaster recovery lies with how well it responds to the needs of both women and men. This guidance note aims to provide action-oriented guidance to local and national government officials and key decision makers who face post-disaster challenges and to assist them in incorporating gender-responsive recovery and reconstruction efforts across all sectors through robust gender assessments that lead to concrete needs identification and gender-specific recovery strategies and frameworks. Implementation of such actions will facilitate both a more resilient, sustainable recovery, and advances in reducing gender inequality. The note addresses the different challenges that women face in post-disaster recovery and reconstruction caused by underlying issues of inequality and marginalization. The note provides guidance on how to turn a post-disaster situation into an opportunity to enhance gender equality and women’s empowerment, with a focus on building back better, as the aftermath of a disaster can present opportunities for new and more progressive gender roles and relationships to emerge. The guidance note is structured around three key areas: identifying and prioritizing gender-specific recovery needs; protecting women and men from physical and psychosocial harm; and planning for gender-responsive recovery in the disaster recovery framework and empowering women for sustainable and resilient recovery. The final section of the paper provides a long-term outlook on strengthening gender responsive recovery systems. 2020-05-04T16:56:15Z 2020-05-04T16:56:15Z 2020 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/339641587450784196/Gender-Equality-and-Women-s-Empowerment-in-Disaster-Recovery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33684 English Disaster Recovery Guidance Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note |
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GENDER DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DISASTER RESILIENCE VULNERABILITY PROTECTING WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN RESILIENT RECOVERY GENDER EQUALITY WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT INCLUSION DISASTER INSURANCE |
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GENDER DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT DISASTER RESILIENCE VULNERABILITY PROTECTING WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN RESILIENT RECOVERY GENDER EQUALITY WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT INCLUSION DISASTER INSURANCE World Bank Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery |
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It is often assumed that all members of
a population experience the impact of disasters in the same
way. In the pre-disaster context, women’s and girls’ unequal
access to social, political, and economic resources
influences their access to post-disaster assistance and
compensation for damage and losses. While the post-disaster
context presents a host of challenges for women, it is
important to recognize that women are not just victims of
disasters. The strength of post-disaster recovery lies with
how well it responds to the needs of both women and men.
This guidance note aims to provide action-oriented guidance
to local and national government officials and key decision
makers who face post-disaster challenges and to assist them
in incorporating gender-responsive recovery and
reconstruction efforts across all sectors through robust
gender assessments that lead to concrete needs
identification and gender-specific recovery strategies and
frameworks. Implementation of such actions will facilitate
both a more resilient, sustainable recovery, and advances in
reducing gender inequality. The note addresses the different
challenges that women face in post-disaster recovery and
reconstruction caused by underlying issues of inequality and
marginalization. The note provides guidance on how to turn a
post-disaster situation into an opportunity to enhance
gender equality and women’s empowerment, with a focus on
building back better, as the aftermath of a disaster can
present opportunities for new and more progressive gender
roles and relationships to emerge. The guidance note is
structured around three key areas: identifying and
prioritizing gender-specific recovery needs; protecting
women and men from physical and psychosocial harm; and
planning for gender-responsive recovery in the disaster
recovery framework and empowering women for sustainable and
resilient recovery. The final section of the paper provides
a long-term outlook on strengthening gender responsive
recovery systems. |
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Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery |
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Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery |
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Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery |
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Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery |
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Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Recovery |
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gender equality and women’s empowerment in disaster recovery |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/339641587450784196/Gender-Equality-and-Women-s-Empowerment-in-Disaster-Recovery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33684 |
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