Gender Mainstreaming Efforts in Disaster Management Plans: Case Study West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Publisher: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Author(s): Dewa Made Frendika Septanaya and Shellyn Fortuna
Date: 2023
Topics: Disasters, Gender
Countries: Indonesia
Women are significantly vulnerable to disasters due to gender inequality. Many studies suggest that gender mainstreaming can help minimize women's vulnerability in a disaster. While national policies stipulate that disaster documents should be women-sensitive, no study identifies how local policies integrate gender-mainstreaming strategies within. This research identifies whether the current disaster management plans from seven regencies and municipalities in West Nusa Tenggara Province, one of the disaster-prone provinces in Indonesia, have included gender mainstreaming strategy in all disaster risk management (DRM) phases.