Title:	Issues of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Humanitarian Emergencies
Authors:	Larry W. Roeder Jr.
Keywords:	Issues of Gender
Issue Date:	2014
Publisher:	Springer
Description:	Welcome to Issues of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Humanitarian Emergencies, an exciting new edition to the Humanitarian Solutions in the 21st Century series of- fered by Springer. As noted by the UN in Guyana on 2006, “Gender is inextricably linked to the successful development outcome. Gender should not be an add-on, but integrated to all parts of the project cycle (Khammar 2006, 26 April).” It is our sincere hope that this book by world-class experts will foster a greater understand- ing of the problem of the interplay between gender and disasters, and provide a path to a better day. It will also be especially a great background for those junior and mid-level officers in NGOs wanting to engage in negotiations during disasters and conflicts. For other books in the emerging series as well as practical advice on to negotiate changes proposed in this book with governments and the International Organizations, please visit http://www.springer.com/series/11580 and http://inter- nationalorgs.wordpress.com/. Specific to gender violence, it is a major public health and social issue across the globe, one that has for generations created pain as well as economic and social hardship, and too often women are not fairly represented or present at all in risk reduction planning. I saw this first-hand from my work as the Policy Adviser on Disaster Management in the Bureau of International Organizations at the US De- partment of State, which is why I decided to make this one of the first books in the series. This paradigm is changing, as is seen increasingly in places like Somaliland where women are advising on disaster preparedness; but more needs to be done. As an example, consider the Sinai where I worked a peacekeeping official and studied the tribes. The girls in many tribes were allowed to attend school for their early years; but at 15, they were generally married off with the expectation of having children as soon as possible. I maintain contact with many of the tribes, and this is still a problem, especially when the men die or are arrested. The women are left without the ability to gain a competitive income, yet have to feed as many mouths as their missing spouse. We also see the problem daily relative to conflict, natural disasters, and especially for refugees and internally displaced peoples (IDP). I of- ten found women, girls, and boys in distressed situations in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, including in refugee camps and in combat zones, in part because risk reduction, response, and recovery mechanisms were inadequate as they related to gender issues. In part, this is perhaps because, as Dr. Virginia Gil-Rivas writes in.. this book, “Surprisingly, relatively few studies have examined the role of gender on predicting adjustment among children and adolescents exposed to disaster.” Our hope is reverse the trend on this and other gender issues in what will be only the first of our books dealing with gender and disaster
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/53012
ISBN:	978-3-319-05882-5
Appears in Collections:	Population Studies

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