This volume explores the discourse of disaster and women in the existing social settings and state disaster-related affairs in coastal Bangladesh. It covers various issues ranging from disproportionate vulnerability, coping and adaptation mechanisms for women, limitations for promoting participation and involvement of women in the decision-making process both in family and community and changes in the role and responsibilities of women for reducing disaster risk and vulnerability. It contributes to the deconstruction of gender-based identity by addressing women's changing practices and roles in the coastal area in terms of the involvement of women with the development process, earning/income generation activities, decision-making process, access and entitlements to resources. This book presents the most current and inclusive circumstances of disaster and women of the coastal area in Bangladesh. The insights obtained through the eyes of a sociologist from a holistic perspective make this book different and unique. The book is of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers and professionals engaged in the social understanding of disaster studies, as well as to researchers and practitioners in interdisciplinary domains, including sociology, gender studies, social work, environmental studies, and development studies.
Author(s): Mohammed Moniruzzaman Khan
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 218
City: Singapore
Preface
Declaration by the Author
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Editor
Acronyms and Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction: Gender and Women in Understanding Disasters
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Rationale of the Study
1.3 Hazards and Disasters: Global Context
1.4 Hazards and Disasters in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh
1.5 Disaster, Gender and Women in Bangladesh
1.5.1 Disaster and Women: Socio-Cultural Context in Bangladesh
1.5.2 Disaster, Women and Vulnerability
1.5.3 Disaster, Women, Coping and Adaptive Mechanisms
1.6 GO, Institutionalisation of Disaster Management and Women
1.6.1 GO, Disaster and Climate Change Policies in Bangladesh and Women
1.6.2 GO and Mainstreaming Women in Disaster Management
1.7 NGOs: The Alternative Platform and Women Empowerment
1.8 Theoretical Framework and Its Relevance
1.9 Conceptual Framework
1.10 Summary of the Chapter
2 Methodology and Sources of Data
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Rationale of Mixed Methods Triangulation
2.3 Socio-Demographic Introduction of Research Settings
2.4 Access to Research Settings
2.5 Population and Sample of the Study
2.6 Data Collection Techniques
2.7 Statistical Analysis
2.8 Validity and Reliability of the Data
2.9 Limitations and Validity Threats
2.9.1 Ethical Considerations and Confidentiality
2.10 Summary of the Chapter
3 Disaster, Women and Vulnerability in Everyday Life
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Infrastructural Facilities and Vulnerability of Women
3.3 Disaster and Health Vulnerability of Women
3.4 Food Scarcity, Practices About Eating, Processing Food and Women
3.5 Collection of Water, Fuel Wood and Vulnerability of Women
3.6 Disaster, Relief/Aid Distribution and Women
3.7 Purdha System, Weather Warnings and Vulnerability of Women
3.8 Maya to Household Belongings and Vulnerability of Women
3.9 Female-Headed Households and Vulnerability
3.10 Summary of the Chapter and PPVM Model
4 Economy, Entitlements, Coping and Adaptation Mechanisms
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Disaster and Involvement with Earning Activities and Women
4.3 Disaster, Male’s Migration and Women
4.4 Entitlements, Access to Resources and Women
4.5 Entitlements, Involvement with Decision-Making Process and Women
4.6 Skill and Knowledge-Based Training and Role in Decision-Making
4.7 Summary of the Chapter and CAM Model
5 Women’s Empowerment, Role of GO and NGO in Disaster Management
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Indicators of Women Empowerment
5.3 Representation of Women in Local Institutions and Committees
5.4 Voice of Women in Decision-Making Process
5.5 GOs and NGOs in Empowering Women
5.5.1 Involvement of Women with GO Projects
5.6 Involvement of Women in NGOs
5.6.1 Role of NGOs in Empowering Women
5.6.2 Bottom-Up Approach of NGOs and Women’s Empowerment
5.7 Challenges in Empowering Women
5.8 Challenges of GO
5.8.1 Ignoring Local People by GO in Social Safety Projects
5.8.2 Corruption, Misconduct and Bias of GO Officials
5.9 Challenges of NGOs
5.9.1 Lack of Coordination and Cooperation by GO to NGOs
5.9.2 Socio-Cultural and Infrastructural Challenges
5.10 Summary of the Chapter and DECR Model
6 Transformation in Women’s Role in Reducing Disaster Risk and Vulnerability
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Changes in Maintaining Purdha
6.3 Involvement of Women with Earning and Outdoor Activities
6.4 Women Raise Voices for Dignity and Rights
6.5 Involvement of Women in Disaster Management Process
6.6 Summary and Dynamics of Discharging Vulnerability (DVM) of Women
7 Implication of the Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Theoretical Implications and Contribution
7.2.1 PAR Approach and Vulnerability in the Study Area
7.2.2 Access and Entitlement to Resources, Disaster and Women in the Study Area
7.2.3 Feminist Political Ecology and Changes in Coastal Areas
7.2.4 Social Transformation Theory and Changes in Coastal Area
7.2.5 Patriarchy and Masculinity and Its Changes in the Study Area
7.3 Policy Implications
7.4 Research Practice Implications
7.5 Implications for Future Research
7.6 Conclusion
Glossary of Terms
References
