Beyond men and women

A Critical Perspective on Gender and Disaster

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4777786
AutoresJ C Gaillard (Associate Professor at the School of Environment The University of Auckland New Zealand, autor correspondente), Jc Gaillard, Kristinne Sanz (Anthropologist and independent researcher based in Newcastle United Kingdom), Benigno C Balgos (Independent researcher based in Metro Manila Philippines), Benigno Balgos, Soledad Natalia M Dalisay (0000-0002-2457-9198, Associate Professor at the Department of Anthropology University of the Philippines Diliman Philippines), Andrew Gorman-Murray (0000-0001-7479-8172, Western Sydney University), Andrew Gorman‐murray (Senior Lecturer in Geography and Urban Studies at the School of Social Sciences and Psychology University of Western Sydney Australia), Fagalua Smith (Member of the Samoa Fa'afafine Association Samoa), Vaito''A Toelupe (SeniorOfficerAtTheNationalDisasterManagementOfficeOfSamoaAndChairpersonOfTheSocialCommitteeOfTheSamoaFa'AfafineAssociationSamoa), Vaito'A Toelupe (Senior Officer at the National Disaster Management Office of Samoa and Chairperson of the Social Committee of the Samoa Fa'afafine Association Samoa)
Ano2017
Volume41
Fascículo3
Páginas429-447
Data de publicação2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDisasters (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/disa.12209
PMID27654026
OpenAlexW2523177710
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas62
Referências citadas49

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

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