Factors affecting the women's empowerment in disaster risk governance structure in Sri Lanka

Hemachandra, Kinkini; Amaratunga, Rdg; Haigh, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101779

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“…When it comes to maternity leave and child-rearing responsibilities, women are perceived to be a burden on others, which prevents them from attaining senior positions. It was believed that women were engaged in domestic labour rather than economic activities (Hemachandra et al, 2020). In addition, the company specifies a six-month probationary period in the appointment letter.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, women are less likely to hold senior positions than men are because of the perception that they are a burden to others when it comes to maternity leave and the responsibilities of caring for their children. It was thought that women spent their time caring for their families rather than participating in economic activities (Hemachandra et al, 2020). In a similar vein, Kemper (1991), when discussing the government that established the first executive presidency, makes reference to an era in which "ordinary people" ruled.…”

Section: Auto-ethnographical Findings and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Multicultural experience in organisations: an auto-ethnographic enquiry

Guruge

2022

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PurposeThis paper aims to draw attention to multicultural experience as a manager. It is an auto-ethnographic enquiry which comprises own experiences and intercultural and intra-cultural engagement of the author’s self in both mono-cultural and multicultural environments drawing from archival records of personal account of experience.Design/methodology/approachThe paper adopted auto-ethnographic enquiry of the author’s experience in multicultural environment. The auto-ethnography as a research method is discussed along with its criticisms, validity, reliability and generalisability.FindingsThe findings include power distance, elitism in hiring practices, inclusivity of women, challenges in South Asian Muslim countries, challenges in the non-anglophone country and their implications for a practitioner.Research limitations/implicationsAs the author employed an auto-ethnographic enquiry based on the author’s prior experience, this raises questions about wider generalisability and applicable contexts. Findings of the enquiry can be tested using further qualitative enquiries such as in-depth interviews with a sample of stakeholders in a multicultural environment.Practical implicationsThe paper provides insights useful in managing in multicultural environments discussed. Also, it provides implications for policy makers in organisations. Practitioners can use the paper to get an insight into the markets the author already have been to and use the learning for decision-making during market development efforts.Originality/valueAuto-ethnography in multicultural environment is scant. This auto-ethnographical enquiry provides original content of practitioner experience compared with the related theory.

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Section: Auto-ethnographical Findings and Discussionmentioning

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Section: Auto-ethnographical Findings and Discussionmentioning

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Multicultural experience in organisations: an auto-ethnographic enquiry

Guruge

2022

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“…In order to overcome the difficulties experienced by women in PDR including lack of opportunities, lack of income, lesser access to resources, lack of voice in decision making and exclusion, the concept of women empowerment was proposed by various researchers as a strategy to minimize their vulnerabilities for future disasters [5,7,20,27,28]. The concept of empowerment can provide women an environment to acquire the ability to make strategic life choices in terms of their own life which reduce their vulnerabilities [13].…”

Section: Women's Difficulties In Post Disaster Housing Reconstructionmentioning

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Women’s Empowerment in Post-Conflict Housing Reconstruction in Palestine

Saleh

Enshassi

Sundermeier

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The occurrence of disasters, especially in the post disaster phase, could be an opportunity to empower women in housing reconstruction. Despite that the disasters are on increase globally; they affect women and men differently. Women are still passive in disaster management and they have been found more vulnerable to disasters than men. This study provides insights into the experiences of women empowerment in post disaster housing reconstruction (PDHR) in the Gaza Strip-Palestine. The study used a questionnaire survey to obtain data from women who had been involved in post conflict housing reconstruction. The results indicated that, five of nine practices of women empowerment were determined statistically significant. The findings showed that, the top three practices for women empowerment are: ensuring rights of land titles for female-headed households in the PDHR, equal distribution of financial assistance to both men and women, and equal access to resources and information related to reconstruction. Gaza Strip lacks researches regarding women empowerment in general and in PDHR in particular. This study fills the knowledge gap relating to women empowerment in post conflict housing reconstruction. The study results established a basis for better understanding of the women empowerment and could minimize their vulnerabilities to future disasters.

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“…In fact, women have great potential to be empowered in creating a disaster-resilient society [35][36][37]. Their roles as family protector in the household, as well as their communication networks in the community, are greatly essential in disaster education [38][39][40].…”

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Evaluating the Implementation of BNPB’s Srikandi Bencana Program in Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES

Suharini¹,

Kurniawan²,

Syifauddin³

2022

IJSSE

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One of the vulnerable-to-disasters parties is women. In fact, women have great potential to take part in creating a disaster-resilient society. Dharma Wanita Persatuan (Women’s Association) as an organization consisting of the wives of civil servants or female civil servants in government agencies has so far only played an informal role as a supporter of their husbands and has not been empowered. If members of Dharma Wanita are empowered through the Srikandi Bencana (Disaster Heroine) program, they have the potential to become a driving actor in increasing preparedness in the community where they live. This quantitative study aims to analyze the level of knowledge of members of the Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES about the Srikandi Bencana program of National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) and analyze the level of preparedness of members of the Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES. This study involved 50 members of the Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES. Data was collected by using a questionnaire method using google forms. The data analysis techniques used in this study include quantitative descriptive analysis techniques. The results point out that the average knowledge of members of the Dharma Wanita UNNES regarding the Srikandi Bencana is still relatively low at 33.33%. Then, the average level of their preparedness is in the medium category, namely at 68.13%. These numbers indicate that the Srikandi Bencana program must be campaigned more massively and realized among the Dharma Wanita. If the members are equipped with adequate disaster preparedness, they will play as notable actors to establish alertness in their families and society. This way, disaster risk reduction will also be more gender-friendly that everyone can participate.

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Factors affecting the women's empowerment in disaster risk governance structure in Sri Lanka

Cited by 19 publications

References 25 publications

Multicultural experience in organisations: an auto-ethnographic enquiry

Multicultural experience in organisations: an auto-ethnographic enquiry

Women’s Empowerment in Post-Conflict Housing Reconstruction in Palestine

Evaluating the Implementation of BNPB’s Srikandi Bencana Program in Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES

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