Gender Justice in Disaster: Outcomes Statement
Publisher: The Australian Journal of Emergency Management
Author(s): Naomi Bailey
Date: 2022
Topics: Disasters, Gender
In May 2021, the Gender Justice in Disaster: Inspiring Action conference was delivered in the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic. During the pandemic, the conversation about gender and disaster increasingly crossed into the mainstream, demonstrated by the recognition of the COVID-19 'shadow pandemic': a sharp rise globally in violence against women and increasing gender inequality.