Exploring the cultural, institutional, and socioeconomic dimensions of the double victimization of women in disaster situations.

Abstract

Disaster situations are disruptive and debilitating to all. However, there are certain groups that are comparatively more vulnerable in disaster situations than others. Women in particular are considered as one of the more vulnerable sectors. This vulnerability has made them victims not only of the disaster itself, but also of other factors and instances that originate from their general position in society (, 2013). A wide array of literature indicate that disaster situations have a gendered dimension. In fact, it is during disaster situations when the gender imbalances in society are highlighted (, 2009). Many factors have been identified as contributing to the comparatively more vulnerable state of women in disaster situations, and all of them could be described as emanating from the patriarchy that is still dominant in society today. [Introduction]