Gender in Disaster Mitigation
Ridha Marissa El Seira, S.Pd., Dr. Euis Kurniati, M.Pd.
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
Indonesia is one of the countries that affect easily by natural disaster. Previous research has been focusing on the disaster mitigation, including on the post-trauma counceling for the victim. This paper aims to explore under-research area by exploring how disaster mitigation responds to the need of young children. Using a feminist lense, this paper would seek to explore what extent the disaster mitigation has been adopting gender responsive principle. Using a literature review, this paper also aims to see whether or not the existing mitigation approach has in fact potentially harmed one gender. Finding of this paper is expected to offer recommendation to policy makers and educators on how to develop a gender responsive and also gender equity mitigation approach.
Keywords: gender, young children, disaster, mitigation
Topic: Gender Issues in Early Childhood and Parenting Education