Gender Perspective Considerations in Disasters like Earthquakes and Floods of Pakistan
From past many decades human beings are suffering
from plethora of natural disasters. Occurrence of disasters is a
frequent process; it changes conceptual myths as more and more
advancement are made. Although we are living in technological era
but in developing countries like Pakistan disasters are shaped by
socially constructed roles. The need is to understand the most
vulnerable group of society i.e. females; their issues are complex in
nature because of undermined gender status in the society. There is a
need to identify maximum issues regarding females and to enhance
the achievement of millennium development goals (MDGs). Gender
issues are of great concern all around the globe including Pakistan.
Here female visibility in society is low, and also during disasters, the
failure to understand the reality that concentrates on double burden
including productive and reproductive care. Women have to
contribute a lot in society so we need to make them more disaster
resilient. For this non-structural measures like awareness, trainings
and education must be carried out. In rural and in urban settings in
any disaster like earthquake or flood, elements like gender
perspective, their age, physical health, demographic issues contribute
towards vulnerability. In Pakistan the gender issues in disasters were
of less concern before 2005 earthquake and 2010 floods. Significant
achievements are made after 2010 floods when gender and child cell
was created to provide all facilities to women and girls. The aim of
the study is to highlight all necessary facilities in a disaster to build
coping mechanism in females from basic rights till advance level
including education.
[1] Van Emmerik "Gender differences in the creation of different types of
social capital: A multilevel study, social networks" pp. 2, 1984.
[2] Gokhale "Role of Women in Disaster Management", World Conference
on Earthquake Engineering, China. pp.3, 2008.
[3] Wiest, Byrne and Baden "Trafficking in Humanitarian emergencies",
pp. 11, 2006.
[4] Parker Hamilton, Jennifer; Halvorson and Sarah J "The 2005 Kashmir
Earthquake: A perspective on Women-s experiences" pp.5, 2007.
[5] GENDER-DMP/UN-HABITAT CONCEPT BRIEF. UN-HABITAT.
pp.1, 2004.
[6] Elaine Enarson "Gender Equality, Environmental Management and
Natural Disaster Reduction", pp.3, 2001.
[7] National Disaster Management Authority Pakistan Report 2010.
[1] Van Emmerik "Gender differences in the creation of different types of
social capital: A multilevel study, social networks" pp. 2, 1984.
[2] Gokhale "Role of Women in Disaster Management", World Conference
on Earthquake Engineering, China. pp.3, 2008.
[3] Wiest, Byrne and Baden "Trafficking in Humanitarian emergencies",
pp. 11, 2006.
[4] Parker Hamilton, Jennifer; Halvorson and Sarah J "The 2005 Kashmir
Earthquake: A perspective on Women-s experiences" pp.5, 2007.
[5] GENDER-DMP/UN-HABITAT CONCEPT BRIEF. UN-HABITAT.
pp.1, 2004.
[6] Elaine Enarson "Gender Equality, Environmental Management and
Natural Disaster Reduction", pp.3, 2001.
[7] National Disaster Management Authority Pakistan Report 2010.
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from plethora of natural disasters. Occurrence of disasters is a
frequent process; it changes conceptual myths as more and more
advancement are made. Although we are living in technological era
but in developing countries like Pakistan disasters are shaped by
socially constructed roles. The need is to understand the most
vulnerable group of society i.e. females; their issues are complex in
nature because of undermined gender status in the society. There is a
need to identify maximum issues regarding females and to enhance
the achievement of millennium development goals (MDGs). Gender
issues are of great concern all around the globe including Pakistan.
Here female visibility in society is low, and also during disasters, the
failure to understand the reality that concentrates on double burden
including productive and reproductive care. Women have to
contribute a lot in society so we need to make them more disaster
resilient. For this non-structural measures like awareness, trainings
and education must be carried out. In rural and in urban settings in
any disaster like earthquake or flood, elements like gender
perspective, their age, physical health, demographic issues contribute
towards vulnerability. In Pakistan the gender issues in disasters were
of less concern before 2005 earthquake and 2010 floods. Significant
achievements are made after 2010 floods when gender and child cell
was created to provide all facilities to women and girls. The aim of
the study is to highlight all necessary facilities in a disaster to build
coping mechanism in females from basic rights till advance level
including education.", keywords = "Disaster resilient, Gender cell, Millennium development.", volume = "7", number = "6", pages = "1487-4", }