Why do we need a gender perspective? By Dr Punam Yadav and Prof Maureen Fordham

As part of the IRDR Taster Lecture series Dr Punam Yadav and Prof Maureen Fordham presented a webinar on 24th August 2020 examining the need for a Gender Perspective in Conflict and Disaster studies.
Our experience of any crisis is largely determined by the gendered power relations and unequal social structures. Women, men and sexual minorities are impacted differently in conflict and disaster. In general, more men are likely to die in conflict, whereas more women die in disaster. This is due to their gender roles, social expectations and unequal power relations. In this taster lecture, we will examine the gendered history of disaster studies and discuss some examples of gendered impacts of humanitarian crisis.
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