Gendered Crises, Gendered Responses The Necessity and Utility of a Gender Perspective in Armed Conflicts and Natural Disasters: an Introductory Overview |
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| Author:
| Shteir, Sarah |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921933-01-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Australian Civil-Military Centre
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $0.00 |
Book Description:
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Armed conflict and natural disasters are inherently gendered crises. They affect men, women, boys and girls in 'significantly different ways'. Differences in casualty trends, risks, threats, vulnerabilities, needs, capacities, capabilities, opportunities and stresses--explored in this paper--make this point irrefutable. To be effective and to ensure relevance and legitimacy, the operations sent to respond to these crises, and the policy-making, advocacy, research and training...
More DescriptionArmed conflict and natural disasters are inherently gendered crises. They affect men, women, boys and girls in 'significantly different ways'. Differences in casualty trends, risks, threats, vulnerabilities, needs, capacities, capabilities, opportunities and stresses--explored in this paper--make this point irrefutable. To be effective and to ensure relevance and legitimacy, the operations sent to respond to these crises, and the policy-making, advocacy, research and training institutions that focus on them must demonstrate a sound understanding of these differences. In other words, they must adopt a gender perspective. A gender perspective is increasingly recognised as a core requirement for all personnel involved in operations, whether civilian, police or military. It is also increasingly understood as an established minimum standard supported and mandated by a large body of international legal and policy documents.