Women and children first? An analysis of gender roles in the rescue of people following the 2011 Lorca earthquake

Moreno, Sandra Dema; Arias, Rosario González; Gañán, Rocío Pérez

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102902

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“…In addition, it can be seen that the behaviour of women during evacuation is conditioned by their traditional care role (Bateman and Edwards 2002;Alam and Collins 2010;Silver and Andrey 2014;Tyler and Fairbrother 2018). This scientific evidence challenges the stereotyped opinion spread through the media that, during a disaster, women are passive subjects who need to be rescued by men (Enarson 1998;Dema Moreno et al 2022). The findings, on the contrary, point to the need to widen the concept of rescue in order to incorporate the ways in which women deal with this phase of a disaster, and make their contributions visible.…”

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“…The articles selected for analysis were heterogenous in terms of the methodologies they employed (see Table 1). While there is no clear predominant approach, there are more works of a quantitative character (Bateman and Edwards 2002;Soetanto et al 2017;Cvetković et al 2018;Rohli et al 2018;Augustine et al 2019;Oliveira et al 2020;Wei et al 2020;Jayasekara et al 2021;Khan et al 2021;Lachlan et al 2021) compared with those taking a qualitative approach (Cupples 2007;Hamilton and Halvorson 2007;Dhungel and Ojha 2012;Tyler and Fairbrother 2018;Hou and Wu 2020;Walker et al 2020;De Silva 2021;Dema Moreno et al 2022) or those employing a mixed methodology (Bradshaw 2001;Alam and Collins 2010;Silver and Andrey 2014;Whittaker et al 2016;Reyes and Lu 2017;Kang et al 2021;Oktari et al 2021).…”

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“…The studies using a qualitative methodology, for their part, obtained information principally through the use of in-depth interviews or focus groups (Cupples 2007;Dhungel and Ojha 2012;Tyler and Fairbrother 2018;Hou and Wu 2020;Walker et al 2020;De Silva 2021;Oktari et al 2021;Dema Moreno et al 2022). Two of the articles analysed, however, used techniques which are not commonly applied: Dhungel and Ojha (2012) review the information contained in reports from Women's Empowerment Centres in Nepal; and Hamilton and Halvorson (2007) collected testimonies, without specifying the technique employed, of women who lived through the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Along these lines, Cupples (2007) suggests that, on occasion, women are disproportionately exposed to risk, remaining in the home or the location they find themselves in when the disaster hits for longer than necessary, or returning to the danger zone to rescue others. This latter issue is linked to the second of the themes identified in the qualitative studies, namely the active role played by women in all phases of the emergency, including rescue, which calls into question the central role traditionally ascribed to men in this respect (Hamilton and Halvorson 2007;Hou and Wu 2020;Dema Moreno et al 2022). Finally, but closely related to the previous point, the research indicates that despite women's participation in the emergency phase, they are not usually involved in the development of early warning systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

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How do women face the emergency following a disaster? A PRISMA 2020 systematic review

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The aim of the study is to conduct a systematic analysis of scientific articles from a social sciences perspective that focus on the role of women as active subjects during an emergency, particularly in terms of evacuation actions in the aftermath of disasters of natural origin. The methology used in the present literature review was designed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA 2020) guidelines. The databases used were Web of Science and SCOPUS. This systematic review comprises the 25 articles which met our selection criteria out of the 63,852 studies initially found in the search. Although the progressive incorporation of a gender perspective can be seen in the academic study of disasters within the field of social sciences, the scientific production, especially with reference to the emergency phase, remains scant. The current literature reveals the importance of taking into account the knowledge women have, as well as how they behave following a disaster of natural origin. The results of the analysis carried out demonstrate that in making visible how gender roles operate during the early response period in an emergency, especially in relation to the role played by women as active subjects, the traditional notion of rescue is extended. On the basis of this analysis, recommendations are made which can facilitate an approach to disaster risk management that guarantees gender equality in an emergency.

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“…Despite the important productive, reproductive and community roles played by women, both before as well as during and after a disaster (Fothergill, 1999), their actions, particularly DPM 32,2 those linked to traditional gender roles such as caring for family or community members, have been analysed less in the literature (Enarson and Scanlon, 1999;Bradshaw, 2001;Horton, 2012). More recent studies have, however, begun to reveal the active role women play in rescue actions (Oxfam International, 2005;Dema Moreno et al, 2022;Cocina D ıaz et al, 2022) and the fact that they take on myriad tasks facilitating the survival and well-being of the population following the disaster, such as the management of family financial resources, the care of younger children and the communal preparation of food, among others (Hou and Wu, 2020).…”

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Gender and leadership in the wake of the 2010 earthquake and tsunami in Chile

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PurposeThe aim of this article is to reveal the extent to which a disaster situation contributed to fostering leadership in the population affected in terms of gender.Design/methodology/approachFor this article, four focus groups were conducted, all of them composed of people directly involved in the earthquake and tsunami in Chile on February 27, 2010, two of them made up of women and the other two of men.FindingsThe research revealed that male leadership during the response and recovery processes is linked to traditional gender roles although the continuity of this differed between the two phases. With respect to women, they were found to be very active in the response phase in terms of managing emergency aid, a task linked to their reproductive and care roles. Women's leadership also appears in the recovery phase, where the collective dimension of their actions stands out, defying to some extent these roles and highlighting their capacity to adapt to the challenges of the disaster.Originality/valueUnderstanding the leadership that unfolds in the population affected by this disaster during the response and recovery phases has significant potential to inform and influence the development of risk reduction policies that are more effective, egalitarian and resilient.

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Disaster and gender: men’s experiences during and after the earthquake

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The aim of this study is to discover how men’s first reflex behaviors during earthquakes and how their coping strategies were shaped after earthquakes in Türkiye. Phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The data of the research were collected through a semi-structured interview form between 25.04.2023 and 15.05.2023. The study was conducted with 12 people, based on data saturation. Interviews with the participants lasted between 30 and 75 min. Four themes were created within the scope of the study. Men participate in search and rescue operations, particularly those that require physical fortitude, and in the distribution of humanitarian aid, according to the research. In this process, men felt cold-blooded and strong. It has been observed that men take more risks and put themselves at risk due to socially burdened responsibilities and their masculine characteristics. In terms of disaster risk reduction objectives and actions, the findings obtained within the framework of the difficulties encountered by men during the earthquake, coping strategies, and the impact of gender roles can be evaluated. Therefore, it is thought that investigating gender roles in disasters is important in creating disaster management policies.

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Women and children first? An analysis of gender roles in the rescue of people following the 2011 Lorca earthquake

Cited by 10 publications

References 36 publications

How do women face the emergency following a disaster? A PRISMA 2020 systematic review

How do women face the emergency following a disaster? A PRISMA 2020 systematic review

Gender and leadership in the wake of the 2010 earthquake and tsunami in Chile

Disaster and gender: men’s experiences during and after the earthquake

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