Issues of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Humanitarian Emergencies

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. The Impact of Disaster on Children and Adolescents: A Gender-Informed Perspective

   • Virginia Gil-Rivas

   Pages 1-18

3. Articulation of Personal Network Structure with Gendered Well-Being in Disaster and Relocation Settings

   • Eric C. Jones, Graham Tobin, Chris McCarty, Linda Whiteford, Arthur Murphy, AJ Faas et al.

   Pages 19-31

4. Sexual and Gender Minorities in Humanitarian Emergencies

   • Jennifer Rumbach, Kyle Knight

   Pages 33-74

5. A Rising Tide Does Not Lift All Boats Equally: Gender as Hazard in Disaster Planning and Response

   • Philip R. Egert

   Pages 75-97

6. Understanding the Risk of Domestic Violence During and Post Natural Disasters: Literature Review

   • M. Sety, K. James, J. Breckenridge

   Pages 99-111

7. Responding to Domestic Violence in the Wake of Disasters: Exploring the Workers’ Perceptions of the Effects of Cyclone Yasi on Women

   • K. James, J. Breckenridge, R. Braaf, I. Barrett Meyering

   Pages 113-124

8. Responding to Domestic Violence in the Wake of Disasters: Exploring the Effects on Services and Workers

   • Isobelle Barrett Meyering, Rochelle Braaf, Jan Breckenridge, Kerrie James

   Pages 125-137

9. Back Matter

   Pages 139-140

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Natural and manmade disasters do not affect everyone equally, especially when resources are not equally accessible. Girls and women in particular face heightened risks of violence and abuse and many countries bar female-headed households from receiving aid. Across the globe, a wider understanding of gender issues is needed to craft effective policies and carry out equitable practices in disaster planning and response.

The first full-length reference of its kind, Issues of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Humanitarian Emergencies brings together data pinpointing disparities with practical suggestions toward improving post-event adjustment for all. Arguing forcefully for an egalitarian lens in humanitarian aid, the book offers guidelines that governmental agencies and NGOs alike can implement at all levels of preventive and relief efforts to better assist victims and minimize further trauma. Salient areas covered include gender differences in the effects of disasters on children and adolescents, the heightened risk of domestic violence in disasters and challenges facing the LGBTI community in relocation. In addition, examples from a cyclone event in Australia relate the experiences of victims, organizations and aid workers to larger social issues. Included among the topics:

• Gender and the impact of disaster on youth.
• Personal network structure and gendered well-being in disaster and relocation.
• Sexual and gender minorities in humanitarian emergencies.
• Gender as hazard in disaster planning and response.
• The relationship of disaster and domestic violence.
• The impact of disasters on workers and services.

Addressing a major threat to public and social health, Issues of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Humanitarian Emergencies is an essential sourcebook for researchers and professionals working with NGOs, disaster management, domestic violence, humanitarian relief and refugee health.

• LGBT populations and disaster relief
• disaster and vulnerable populations
• disaster relief and women, children and adolescents
• gender issues and disaster relief
• humanitarian relief in disasters and armed conflict
• refugees and disaster relief

• US Department of State, MS, Former Policy Advisor on Disaster Management, IO/ SHA, South Riding, USA

  Larry W. Roeder

Larry Winter Roeder is a former Policy Adviser on Disaster Management at the US Department of State who worked on peacekeeping problems and conflict resolution at the field and policy level, and served in Sinai, Egypt as a civilian observer with the MFO (Multinational Forces and Observers). Mr. Roeder conducted patrols in support of the Treaty of Peace and taught desert survival and Bedouin Culture. Since then, he has also advised US military forces on peace keeping issues in the Middle East.

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